​Wherein we make wugability happen and invoke rule three.Jump right to:Covered in this episode:The parts of linguistics we secretly don’t likeThe ablaut of yeetAn inadvertent All The Stations shoutoutJenny just says WalrusSend us law questions!The official LxAD Linguistics Hot TakesClicks, Ingressives, Ejectives, and... the other onesAaron/Erin is the new Mary/marry/merryPhonesthemesBubu and KikiOur show notes have research!Words are fake, but there’s a spectrum of realityIt’s like chai, but coffeeMeta language is important even for laypeople!High school teachers know the dank memes of today—sometimesIf you say the food "herb" with an "h" you're wrong but validOptimality theory easter egg?Links and other post-show thoughts:The original Wug Test by Jean Berko GleasonSo far Sarah has not found the German study that she referenced, but has learned a lot about The Discourse around what constitutes irregularity in German. If you have information about this, let us know!⟨snuck⟩ is indeed newer than ⟨sneaked⟩Ohio 2Choose your favorite wug pluralJBG’s Wug StoreVowels are still a hot messThe Other Consonants are called pulmonic consonants, which means that technically ejectives and ingressives are also not made using air from your lungs. We learned a thing.Phonesthemes are super cool!Bubu and kiki are also super cool!Another optimality theory jokeThere are new episode-specific highlights on our Instagram, with fancy highlight art!Ask us questions:Send your questions (text or voice memo) to [email protected], or find us as @lxadpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.Credits:Linguistics After Dark is produced by Emfozzing Enterprises. Eli edits, Jenny transcribes, and Sarah does show notes. Our music is “Covert Affair” by Kevin MacLeod.And until next time… if you weren’t consciously aware of your tongue in your mouth, now you are :)