This week, we're looking at words with literary origins. You may not know this, but sometimes writers just make words up.
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We're Gonna Party Like It's 1985
1985 may not seem like a long time ago, but people back then had some pretty different ideas about how to speak "properly."
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Tulip Mania!
What does the stock market have to do with piracy in the West Indies? The Dutch, of course! (Really!)
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Where Are the Beeves?
The plural of thief is thieves, so why isn't the plural of chief chieves? And as the old woman once said, where are the beeves??? On today's show, we tackle the tricky nuance of plurals and synonyms that aren't actually synonyms.
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The Letter of the Day is E!
We return to our series looking at the most enigmatic, evil words ever found on the SAT.
From KMUW Studios and part of the NPR Podcast Network, You're Saying It Wrong is a podcast that looks at what we get wrong—and what we sometimes get right—when it comes to this English language. Hosted by KMUW's Fletcher Powell, each episode features a conversation with the sister and brother who wrote the book on it. Literally. You're Saying It Wrong: A Pronunciation Guide to the 150 Most Commonly Mispronounced Words and Their Tangled Histories of Misuse is by Kathryn Petras and Ross Petras.On June 24, 2022, You’re Saying It Wrong received first place in Division B for Interview Podcasts from the Public Media Journalists Association. The awards recognize the best work in public media journalism from across the country.
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