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That"s What They Say

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

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4:33
TWTS: An oft overlooked double possessive
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2024/03/10
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5:13
TWTS: An ouster for the ouster
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2024/03/03
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4:54
TWTS: Need something? Manifest it
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2024/02/25
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4:48
TWTS: "Curry favor" comes from a horse (of course, of...
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2024/02/18
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4:45
TWTS: Known liars better hope their pants never...
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2024/02/11
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4:52
TWTS: If or whether you should use "if" or "whether"
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2024/02/04
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5:01
TWTS: Intensifiers are so intense
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2024/01/28
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5:06
TWTS: Badgered badgers badger
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2024/01/21
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5:07
TWTS: The American Dialect Society's 2023 Word of the...
That"s What They Say ·
2024/01/14
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5:21
TWTS: A rule about which we should be asking questions
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2024/01/07
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4:35
TWTS: Tupperware containers are plastic, but are...
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2023/12/24
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5:04
TWTS: How many things can you batten?
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2023/12/17
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5:05
TWTS: Chances and 'stances are both happening
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2023/12/10
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4:53
TWTS: Thin as a something
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2023/12/03
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5:14
TWTS: When you witness a murder ... of crows
That"s What They Say ·
2023/11/25
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5:05
TWTS: Gross misuse of "gross" could have gross...
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2023/11/19
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5:06
TWTS: Down in a pothole
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2023/11/12
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5:05
TWTS: Are all pronunciations created equal?
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2023/11/05
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4:50
TWTS: Whether it's luggage or baggage, it all gets...
That"s What They Say ·
2023/10/29
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4:52
TWTS: The wide world of "wordies"
That"s What They Say ·
2023/10/22
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