
Why 'golly' and 'gosh' are going the way of the dinosaur, with Sali Tagliamonte
In the bonus this week, we look at the hidden linguistic history of Ontario with Sali Tagliamonte. We look at why euphemisms like "golly" and "gosh" are going the way of the dinosaur, the surprising connection between Northern Ontario and the Southern U.S., and how Canadian words like "gas bar" and "Muskoka chair" finally made it into the Oxford English Dictionary.
Sali Tagliamonte, University of Toronto. - https://www.uc.utoronto.ca/staff-faculty-profile/sali-tagliamonte
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- Published26 February 2026 at 08:00 UTC
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