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TWTS: "Hunky dory" is doing just fine
14/08/2026 | 5 min
If "hunky dory" means the same thing as "right as rain," then we face the question of how right rain is.
TWTS: "Highfalutin" is too good for one spelling
07/08/2026 | 5 min
While we may know highfalutin language when we hear it, we don't all agree about how to spell "highfalutin" or where it comes from.
TWTS: Be careful what you hear around the scuttlebutt
31/07/2026 | 5 min
We exchange scuttlebutt at the proverbial water cooler, and there's an etymological clue in that.
TWTS: Time to talk about your watch
24/07/2026 | 5 min
The little clock we wear on our wrist could be called a clock. Instead, it has long had its own term, being called a watch instead.
TWTS: Careful how you're using that 👍
17/07/2026 | 5 min
Sometimes new slang jumps out in front of you, waving its hands, or thumbs, so that you can’t help but notice it. Sometimes it just sneaks up on you.

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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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