Word Matters
En podkast av Merriam-Webster, New England Public Media
105 Episoder
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An Interview with John Morse, Part 3
Publisert: 15.7.2025 -
An Interview with John Morse, Part 2
Publisert: 11.7.2025 -
An Interview with John Morse, Part 1
Publisert: 10.7.2025 -
Episode 100: How did we get here?
Publisert: 3.8.2022 -
Do we repeat ourselves? Very well then, we repeat ourselves.
Publisert: 27.7.2022 -
Hackneyed Phrases, Both Old and New
Publisert: 20.7.2022 -
Tips for Frenchifying Your French
Publisert: 13.7.2022 -
Eggcorns, Mondegreens, and Spoonerisms—Oh My!
Publisert: 6.7.2022 -
Traveling Words: Luggage, Baggage, and the Recombobulation Station
Publisert: 29.6.2022 -
Skunked Words
Publisert: 22.6.2022 -
When Dictionaries Drop Words
Publisert: 15.6.2022 -
Wordle Does Not Make Us Nauseous
Publisert: 8.6.2022 -
The Invention of the Modern Dictionary
Publisert: 1.6.2022 -
An Interview with Jacques Bailly, Official Pronouncer for Scripps National Spelling Bee
Publisert: 25.5.2022 -
Nashe's 8 Types of Drunkards Includes No Octopi
Publisert: 18.5.2022 -
Will 'ect.' become an acceptable spelling of 'etc.'? And if it does, will that be unexplainable or merely inexplicable?
Publisert: 11.5.2022 -
Corrections, Clarifications, and Grave Transgressions
Publisert: 4.5.2022 -
Uncommon Opposites
Publisert: 27.4.2022 -
George Orwell's 'Politics and the English Language'
Publisert: 20.4.2022 -
Linguistic Double Dipping
Publisert: 13.4.2022
Word Matters is a show for readers, writers, and anyone who's curious about the English language. Join Merriam-Webster editors as they challenge supposed grammar rules, reveal the surprising origins behind words, tackle common questions, and generally geek out about the beautiful nightmare that is our language.
