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Latest podcast episodes about twts

That's What They Say
TWTS: The “all” in “alls” is just another tough one to call

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 5:06


Alls our listener wanted to know is what's going on with the “alls” in “alls I know.”

That's What They Say
TWTS: Are you really a Realtor?

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 5:14


Technically, not everyone you buy real estate from is a realtor.

That's What They Say
TWTS: The day sped by when time speeded up

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 5:19


The summer sped by and the car sped off, but perhaps we speeded up the process.

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That's What They Say
TWTS: Bare, bald, and boldfaced lies

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 4:42


A bare-faced lie may also be bald. Sometimes, it may even be bold.

That's What They Say
TWTS: When "thank you" is your only option

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 4:06


It doesn't seem like coming up with a response to "thank you" should be that complicated. When you think about it though, there are a lot of options.

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That's What They Say
TWTS: When it comes to "lie" and "lay," even English professors get confused

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024 5:17


Even for speakers who feel solid about the distinction between "lie" and "lay," they may lose that distinction when "low" is added to the mix.

That's What They Say
TWTS: We're not done talking about "alright," all right?

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 5:20


All right, last week, we got distracted by the versatility of "all right." This week, we look at why spelling it as one word, "alright," makes some people really mad.

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That's What They Say
TWTS: "Alright" is not just all right with everyone

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 4:43


All right, all right. It's time for us to start talking about whether "alright" is all right.

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That's What They Say
TWTS: Await for it, or just await

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 4:43


Wait, wait, don't tell me I can't wait on things.

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That's What They Say
TWTS: How worms of destruction begat worms of wisdom

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 4:50


While now we may think of being a bookworm as a positive trait, that hasn't always been the case.

That's What They Say
TWTS: It "ghosts" without saying ... well, anything

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 4:54


Social media has made a couple of longstanding English verbs work or mean differently.

That's What They Say
TWTS: You can pay homage with or without the "h"

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 4:57


If you want to pronounce "homage" to a tee, it may depend what you mean.

That's What They Say
TWTS: Learning new slang is good "for the plot"

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2024 5:10


As we live our lives, there's some new slang words that can help us narrate it as we go. That is, if we're in a demographic that allows us to use slang credibly.

That's What They Say
TWTS: Whether "or not" belongs in "whether or not" or not

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2024 5:07


We don't all agree on whether or not we should correct the phrasing "whether or not."

That's What They Say
TWTS: Going forth and back on "back and forth"

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2024 4:10


We can talk about sending emails back and forth. But why does it sound odd to talk about sending them forth and back?

That's What They Say
TWTS: You can tuna fish, but you may not need the "fish"

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 4:52


Given that “tuna” is a fish, some may find it unnecessary to call out that fact out in the compound “tuna fish.” For others, “fish” may be an important distinction.

That's What They Say
TWTS: Prone to be prone

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2024 5:14


You can be prone to do something, whether you're lying down or not.

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That's What They Say
TWTS: Attend as many "trainings" as you like

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 5:17


There's evidence of a new peeve arising. This one is focused on “training” as a countable noun.

That's What They Say
TWTS: An oft overlooked double possessive

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2024 4:33


Lots of people don't like the redundancy in "irregardless." However, no one's fussy about the redundancy in a phrase like "a friend of mine."

That's What They Say
TWTS: An ouster for the ouster

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2024 5:13


An ouster can be an act of ousting, or it can be the one who does the ousting. But we seem to have opted for one of those meanings over the other.

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That's What They Say
TWTS: Need something? Manifest it

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2024 4:54


At this point, we can manifest our dream future, a good grade on a exam, or even a parking spot.

That's What They Say
TWTS: "Curry favor" comes from a horse (of course, of course)

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2024 4:48


Currying favor has everything to do with flattery and horses, and nothing to do with food.

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That's What They Say
TWTS: Known liars better hope their pants never literally catch fire

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2024 4:45


There's a children's rhyme that involves liars and pants on fire and various types of wires. Now, we can say things are “pants on fire” false.

That's What They Say
TWTS: If or whether you should use "if" or "whether"

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2024 4:52


If you worry about if or whether you should use "if" or "whether" in exactly this construction, you're not alone.

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That's What They Say
TWTS: Intensifiers are so intense

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2024 5:01


It's been really dreary and so icy outside lately. It's awfully tempting to wear super cozy clothes and use lots of intensifiers.

That's What They Say
TWTS: Badgered badgers badger

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2024 5:06


Badgers live underground and are nocturnal, so we don't see them running around all that often. Somehow though, they're associated with a negative, annoying verb.

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That's What They Say
TWTS: The American Dialect Society's 2023 Word of the Year

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2024 5:07


The year 2023 is officially in the record books. As part of taking stock, the members of the American Dialect Society met to consider what we've all been up to linguistically.

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That's What They Say
TWTS: A rule about which we should be asking questions

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2024 5:21


Many of us were taught the rule that we shouldn't end a sentence with a preposition, and honestly this is a rule we should be asking questions about.

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That's What They Say
TWTS: Tupperware containers are plastic, but are plastic containers Tupperware?

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2023 4:35


It's undeniable that "Tupperware" has become a generic catch-all for plastic containers, regardless of shape, size, or brand. Not everyone likes this.

That's What They Say
TWTS: How many things can you batten?

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2023 5:04


When you stop to think about a verb like "batten," you may be struck by just how few objects it can take.

That's What They Say
TWTS: Chances and 'stances are both happening

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2023 5:05


Sometimes something you think is a slip or a mistake, perhaps a product of happenstance, is not that.

That's What They Say
TWTS: Thin as a something

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2023 4:53


Rails are thin, and so are rakes and pencils and many other things.

That's What They Say
TWTS: When you witness a murder ... of crows

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2023 5:14


While talking about sheep as a flock may sound unremarkable, a murder of crows sounds much more playful.

That's What They Say
TWTS: Gross misuse of "gross" could have gross consequences

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2023 5:05


Gross food is disgusting, but a gross error may not be. And our gross income is something else entirely.

That's What They Say
TWTS: Down in a pothole

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2023 5:06


Very few of us are enamored with, of, or by potholes. If you're among the aforementioned few, we'd like a word.

That's What They Say
TWTS: Are all pronunciations created equal?

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2023 5:05


There's all the variation in pronunciation that we don't judge, and then there's the relatively small percentage of variation out there that we do judge.

That's What They Say
TWTS: Whether it's luggage or baggage, it all gets lugged

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2023 4:50


We physically lug around luggage and baggage at the airport. Metaphorically though, we're carrying around baggage.

That's What They Say
TWTS: The wide world of "wordies"

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2023 4:52


Wordies are the skilled birdwatchers of language.

That's What They Say
TWTS: A "near miss" always misses

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2023 5:06


A near miss doesn't hit anything, as opposed to a near miss hitting something but almost or nearly missing it.

That's What They Say
TWTS: Sometimes "meantime" just wants to be alone

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2023 5:00


"In the meantime" is a good phrase to use when you're talking about the time between two events. But can you leave out "in the" and just say "meantime?"

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That's What They Say
TWTS: The cow goes ... boo?

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2023 5:04


When an English-speaking U.S. or British audience is unhappy, they will often express their unhappiness by yelling “boo” as opposed to, for instance, “moo.”

That's What They Say
TWTS: It's both football season and football season

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2023 5:25


Depending where you live, the thought of football season might conjure images of shin guards and knee socks or helmets and shoulder pads.

That's What They Say
TWTS: In tennis, "love" won't let you win, but "let" might

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2023 5:00


If you've been watching the U.S. Open tennis tournament during the last couple of weeks, you've probably been hearing a lot of “love” and “let.” But where did those terms come from?

That's What They Say
TWTS: It's not unusual to be nonplussed over the meaning of "nonplussed"

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2023 4:48


"Nonplussed" is one of those words that historically doesn't have a particularly complicated meaning, but it's one that people frequently misuse.

That's What They Say
TWTS: An inquiry into "inquire" and "enquire"

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2023 4:41


When we inquire about something, one could argue that it doesn't really matter if we inquire with an "i" or enquire with an "e."

That's What They Say
TWTS: Much ado about "ado"

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2023 4:54


The phrase “without further ado” has itself been unable to escape ado. In other words, there's been some to-do about it.

That's What They Say
TWTS: Your verbiage might be your best quality, unless its your worst

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2023 4:45


If you mention my verbiage, it's no longer clear if I should be insulted.

That's What They Say
TWTS: An extra maître d' serves up a spelling question

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2023 4:01


If you have more than one head waiter at a restaurant, you run into a funny spelling question in English.

That's What They Say
TWTS: How clean is a whistle, really?

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2023 4:16


Coaches, referees and gym teachers are probably better authorities than we are, but we've got a feeling that whistles probably aren't very clean.

That's What They Say
TWTS: Don't blow off "off"

That's What They Say

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2023 4:45


“Off” isn't just an insect repellant. It's a versatile word that might not look like much, but it's amazing how many different ways we use it.

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