Word Matters
Un pódcast de Merriam-Webster, New England Public Media
105 Episodo
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All About Abbreviations
Publicado: 6/4/2022 -
The History of 'Whistleblower'
Publicado: 30/3/2022 -
What does it mean to be 'at large'?
Publicado: 23/3/2022 -
Dictionary Arcana
Publicado: 16/3/2022 -
A Pair of Suffixes and The History of 'Ditto'
Publicado: 9/3/2022 -
On Secretly Gendered Language
Publicado: 2/3/2022 -
How to Order Adjectives
Publicado: 23/2/2022 -
When Nouns Act Like Adjectives
Publicado: 16/2/2022 -
Dipping Into the Mailbag: 'Yeet,' 'Typeface' vs. 'Font,' and 'Lo and Behold'
Publicado: 9/2/2022 -
The History of the English Language (The Podcast)
Publicado: 2/2/2022 -
Words That Began as Metaphors
Publicado: 26/1/2022 -
Inside Our Citation Files
Publicado: 19/1/2022 -
Getting Philosophical About the Dictionary
Publicado: 12/1/2022 -
The Newest Words in the Dictionary
Publicado: 5/1/2022 -
The Year in Words 2021
Publicado: 15/12/2021 -
Our Word of the Year 2021
Publicado: 8/12/2021 -
Researching Slang (with Ben Zimmer)
Publicado: 1/12/2021 -
Why Is There No 'N' in 'Restaurateur'?
Publicado: 24/11/2021 -
'Decimate': Use It However You Want
Publicado: 17/11/2021 -
What It Means to 'Call an Audible'
Publicado: 10/11/2021
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.