411 - Addictive Versus Addicting
Addictive Versus Addicting Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10 Apr 20145min
410GG Just Because
It's tricky to pick apart the grammar of a sentence such as "Just because you’re correct doesn’t mean you’re not annoying." Guest writer Neal Whitman explains why such sentences work and what they rea...
30 Mar 20146min
408 - Why We Don't End Sentences With "You're"
Some words have strong forms, weak forms, and even weaker forms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
21 Mar 20146min
407GG Why Canadians Don't Really Say "Aboot"
Gretchen McCulloch from the All Things Linguistic explains why Canadians don't say "aboot" and why most Americans think they do. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
13 Mar 20147min
406GG Begging the Question
Language is changing but that doesn't mean you have to go with the flow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
7 Mar 20144min
405 - Is Cash Money a Regional Expression?
Is Cash Money a Regional Expression? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
28 Feb 20146min
404 - Why "Substitute" Is Weird
Why it’s hard to talk about substituting one thing for another without confusing people. Guest Writer: Neal Whitman Sponsor: AudiblePodcast.com/GG Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...
27 Feb 20149min
403 - Preventative and Orientate
Today, we’re going to talk about two cases in which English has two words that mean the same thing and whether one choice is better than the other. Preventative and preventive, and orient and orientat...
22 Feb 20145min
