In this short owl pellet, Dave digs into the origin of the word 'like', its various uses, and whether the way that (often) young speakers...

In this episode, Amanda and Dave celebrate Bloomsday, a day dedicated to James Joyce and one of his most famous books, Ulysses....

Hoot hoot! It's The Owlish Folk's one year podcasting anniversary! In this episode, Amanda and Dave reminisce about the past year,...

In this episode, Amanda and Dave discuss which is correct: football or soccer.  If you are American, you'll say "soccer." If you are from...

In this episode, Amanda and Dave discuss why English-speakers use "good, better, best" and not "good, gooder, goodest." They also talk...

In this episode, Amanda and Dave talk about the tricky sentences called "Garden Path Sentences." These sentences are grammatically...

In this episode, Amanda and Dave talk about sentences that are often made up of one, or a few, repeating words. Ridiculous as they are...

In this owlet episode, Amanda and Dave talk about the interesting concept of Escher sentences, also known as "comparative illusions."...

In this episode, Amanda and Dave determine if there is a relationship between musical keys and door keys.  Other musical words are...

In this episode, Amanda and Dave talk about words related to body parts or organs.  Unique words for common body parts and/or organs are...

In this episode, Amanda and Dave discuss the question of how to pluralize "computer mouse": is it mice or is it mouses? They also discuss...

In this episode, Amanda and Dave discuss the difference between promises and resolutions. They also discuss the origin and meaning of the...

In this episode, Amanda and Dave have the first of many discussions entitled the "Interview Series" wherein a guest comes to The Owlish...

In this episode, Amanda and Dave discuss some interesting words related to Christmas. #english #christmas #christmaswords

In this episode, Amanda and Dave discuss the many different kinds of contronyms: words which have two opposite meanings. They discuss the...

In this episode, Amanda and Dave have a dialogue about the controversy of splitting infinitives; is it acceptable, or is it a crime?...

In this episode, Amanda and Dave discuss the history of the letter "Q." They also discuss why "Q" and "U" do, and do not, go together. As...

In this owlet, Amanda and Dave discuss words or terms coined by Shakespeare, Tolkien, Dawkins, Carroll, and others. Some words discussed...

Happy Halloween! In this holiday episode, Amanda and Dave discuss Halloween movies and holiday-themed words that are associated with the...

In this episode, we talk about why meat doesn't always have the same name as the animal it comes from. You can subscribe to The Owlish...