
Hydronyms, dromonyms… toponyms! (Place names. We’re talking about place names.)
Sep 12
36 min

We gaze again into the ocean of difference between American English and British English.
Sep 5
34 min

Sometimes you read something that makes you throw the book against the wall, never to pick it up again.
Aug 29
35 min
![Canadian English [ENCORE]](https://cdn-images.podbay.fm/eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL25wci5icmlnaHRzcG90Y2RuLmNvbS9kaW1zNC9kZWZhdWx0LzU3ZjY1YzkvMjE0NzQ4MzY0Ny9zdHJpcC9mYWxzZS9jcm9wLzIwMDB4MjAwMCswKzAvcmVzaXplLzIwMDB4MjAwMCEvcXVhbGl0eS85MC8_dXJsPWh0dHAlM0ElMkYlMkZucHItYnJpZ2h0c3BvdC5zMy5hbWF6b25hd3MuY29tJTJGOWYlMkYwNyUyRjMxY2QxMmU3NGQwNjhkNWQyMzVjNDkzYWFlOTElMkZ5c2l3LW5wci1uZXR3b3JrLnBuZyIsImZhbGxiYWNrIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9pczEtc3NsLm16c3RhdGljLmNvbS9pbWFnZS90aHVtYi9Qb2RjYXN0czIyMS92NC81OS9kZC8xOC81OWRkMThmNS1hMmJmLWE2OGUtYTk0Yy03NzI5ZTdmMzIxOWMvbXphXzM4NzcyODc1ODYyODE3MDkwNi5wbmcvNjAweDYwMGJiLmpwZyJ9.DiojgyeCBidnnc4qQjlDoO2eFrZ_XBhhwyMjmmJL9lU.jpg?width=200&height=200)
We've tackled the differences between American and British English, but let's not forget Canadians also have a language of their own.
Aug 22
29 min

Kathy and Ross throw Fletcher a devil of a grammar quiz as we all get set for back-to-school season.
Aug 15
39 min

We answer some of your most burning questions as we take a dip into the ol' mailbag.
Aug 8
32 min

For no reason whatsoever, we look at some words that come from Homer's famous tale and Ancient Greek more generally.
Aug 1
32 min
![It's Summertime, and the Etymology is... Questionable [ENCORE]](https://cdn-images.podbay.fm/eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL25wci5icmlnaHRzcG90Y2RuLmNvbS9kaW1zNC9kZWZhdWx0LzU3ZjY1YzkvMjE0NzQ4MzY0Ny9zdHJpcC9mYWxzZS9jcm9wLzIwMDB4MjAwMCswKzAvcmVzaXplLzIwMDB4MjAwMCEvcXVhbGl0eS85MC8_dXJsPWh0dHAlM0ElMkYlMkZucHItYnJpZ2h0c3BvdC5zMy5hbWF6b25hd3MuY29tJTJGOWYlMkYwNyUyRjMxY2QxMmU3NGQwNjhkNWQyMzVjNDkzYWFlOTElMkZ5c2l3LW5wci1uZXR3b3JrLnBuZyIsImZhbGxiYWNrIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9pczEtc3NsLm16c3RhdGljLmNvbS9pbWFnZS90aHVtYi9Qb2RjYXN0czIyMS92NC81OS9kZC8xOC81OWRkMThmNS1hMmJmLWE2OGUtYTk0Yy03NzI5ZTdmMzIxOWMvbXphXzM4NzcyODc1ODYyODE3MDkwNi5wbmcvNjAweDYwMGJiLmpwZyJ9.DiojgyeCBidnnc4qQjlDoO2eFrZ_XBhhwyMjmmJL9lU.jpg?width=200&height=200)
We'll look at the surprising origins of some common summer-related words, phrases, and idioms.
Jul 25
29 min

We take a road trip to the U.S. South to look at some place names that have some pretty surprising pronunciations. Bless our hearts (in a good way)!
Jul 18
29 min

We take another shot at figuring out what's good and bad about the technical uses of common words.
Jul 11
30 min
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