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Where new words come from: James Joyce and quarks

In this episode, Amanda and Dave discuss where new words come from. They also discuss James Joyce and the words he created, as well as...

Myths, Illnesses, and Toilets

In this owlet, Amanda is off sick so Dave talks about some language myths concerning a nursery rhyme, vomit, and the toilet. #english...

Is Sunday really Sun-day?

In this episode, Amanda and Dave discuss the origins of names for the days of the week. #english #history #days

Why isn't October the eighth month of the year?

In this episode, Amanda and Dave discuss the origin of the months of the year. They also discuss the history of the calendar. #english...

You and We

In this episode, Amanda and Dave discuss the history and unusual usage of the pronouns "you" and "we". They also explain the use of...

Why do we capitalize "I"?

In this episode, Amanda and Dave discuss why the pronoun "I" is capitalized. They also discuss tidbits about typography, tittles and...

Silent Letters

In this episode, we talk about why some English words have silent letters. We discuss the types of silent letters and where they come...

Terms of Venery

In this episode, Amanda and Dave discuss the origin of animal group names. If you like the show, please subscribe. You can follow The...

Plural Names and Game

In this episode, Amanda and Dave discuss the different ways animal names are pluralized. For example, we have a cow/some cows, a...

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