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What the GIF?On this week’s edition of That’s What They Say, host Rina Miller and University of Michigan English Professor Anne Curzan discuss the…
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If you learned to type on a typewriter, you probably learned to put two spaces after a period.On this week’s edition of That’s What They Say, host Rina…
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We have found many ways to say curse words without actually saying them.On this week’s edition of That’s What They Say, host Rina Miller and University of…
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Spendthrifts are more spendy than thrifty, so the word spendthrift doesn’t seem to make much sense.This week on That’s What They Say, host Rina Miller and…
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Segues are unrelated to segments, although the two words sound similar and are both about parts.On this week’s edition of That’s What They Say, host Rina…
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If you know where the "yoopers" and the "trolls" live, there’s a very good chance that you’re from Michigan.On this week’s edition of That’s What They…
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There are not enough proverbs in the world for everything that is proverbial.On this week’s edition of That’s What They Say, host Rina Miller and…
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If something is inflammable, it is no longer entirely clear whether we can set it on fire, or we can’t.On this week’s edition of That’s What They Say,…
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If a "preventive" measure is the same thing as a "preventative" measure, it seems hard to justify having both words.This week on That’s What They Say,…
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It seems like it should be straightforward to figure out if the subject of your sentence is singular or plural, but sometimes it’s just not.On this week’s…