That's What They Say

Anne Curzan, Rebecca Hector
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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 podcast it here.Do you have an English or grammar question? Ask us here!

  1. 6小時前

    TWTS: From fishmongers to warmongers - and warmongerers

    Cheesemongers sell cheese, and gossipmongers usually start the gossip or spread it, rather than sell it.

    5 分鐘

  2. 5月15日

    TWTS: The death of doornails

    Many of us don’t talk about doornails very often, but sometimes we will when things are really, well, dead.

    5 分鐘

  3. 5月8日

    TWTS: When "f" and "v" were sort of one

    If you know how the sound "f" worked in Old English, it suddenly isn’t mysterious why the "f" in "leaf" turns into a "v" in the plural form "leaves."

    5 分鐘

  4. 5月1日

    TWTS: "Peak" felt fine until it was "peaked"

    That's What They Say

    5 分鐘

  5. 4月24日

    TWTS: Why no one is "gonna Pittsburgh"

    If I say I’m gonna do it, I don’t necessarily mean I’m headed out the door right now to do it.

    5 分鐘

  6. 4月20日

    TWTS: From "6-7" to sixes and sevens

    2025 had lots of people talking about sixes and sevens, but not in the loose ends kind of way.

    5 分鐘

  7. 4月13日

    TWTS: A hangout is a great place to hang out

    Next time you’re hanging out with friends, you can debate just how slangy the phrasal verb ‘hang out’ is.

    5 分鐘

  8. 4月6日

    TWTS: Fore! It's a lightning round

    This may be one of the only times that throw pillows, golf, and curling all get wrapped into the same discussion.

    5 分鐘
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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 podcast it here.Do you have an English or grammar question? Ask us here!

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    Anne Curzan, Rebecca Hector
  • 活躍年份
    2013年 - 2026年
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    20
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