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“Because language change.” Is this a sentence? On this week’s edition of That’s What They Say, host Rina Miller and University of Michigan English…
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Most people agree that a myriad is a lot, but there’s less agreement about how to use myriad correctly.On this week’s edition of That’s What They Say,…
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Texting has changed the conventions of punctuation, and given the period entirely new emotional clout.Host Rina Miller and University of Michigan English…
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There is one word that lots of people hate—moist. What makes this an icky word?On this week’s edition of That’s What They Say, Host Rina Miller and…
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Sometimes saying something or someone is nice is not a compliment.On this week’s edition of That’s What They Say, host Rina Miller and University of…
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The verbal section of the SAT focuses on English words, but studying Latin and Greek can help students prepare for the test.On this edition of That’s What…
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We’re being redundant to say we got home safe and sound, yet we say it all the time.On this week’s edition of That’s What They Say, host Rina Miller and…
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The word orient was back-formed from the word orientate. But do these phrases mean the same thing?On this week’s edition of That’s What They Say, host…
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It's that time again! The time of year when editors at The American Heritage Dictionary send out ballots filled with questions asking what is acceptable,…
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It seems hard to believe that if you put 8 buffaloes in a row, you can get a grammatical sentence.On this week’s edition of That’s What They Say, host…