That's What They Say

Anne Curzan, Rebecca Hector

Educación Cultura y sociedad

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TWTS: A brief history of pants
The word "pants" has oodles of good linguistic stories to tell, and that’s no pile of pants.
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TWTS: Reeling in the small fry
It's a time of year when many of us are cooking and eating big meals together which may involve fried food and "small fry."
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TWTS: When downloading gets emotional
Now that we can "download" some "mashups," we should talk about how these words have changed over time.
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TWTS: Movers and shakers made into shapers
As we merrily roll along, we might be moving and shaking, with maybe some shaping in there too.
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TWTS: When "lickety split" took off
We will share some fun linguistic facts about lickety-split, lickety-split.
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Funner, snuck, and LOL are all things that we're hearing people say these days.That's What They Say is a weekly segment on Michigan Public that explores our changing language. University of Michigan English Professor Anne Curzan studies linguistics and the history of the English language. Each week she'll discuss why we say what we say with Michigan Public All Things Considered host Rebecca Hector.That's What They Say airs Fridays at 4:45 p.m. and Sundays at 9:35 a.m. on Michigan Public and you can podcast it here.Do you have an English or grammar question? Ask us here!

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