Slate Debates

368 Episodes

1. Thanksgiving Misnomers

   Published: 11/28/2017
2. Sometimes Just Because

   Published: 11/14/2017
3. Against Strunk & White

   Published: 10/31/2017
4. Whence Baby Mama?

   Published: 10/17/2017
5. Este No Es Parqueo

   Published: 10/3/2017
6. From Pidgins to Creoles

   Published: 9/19/2017
7. Do Languages Simplify Over Time?

   Published: 9/5/2017
8. Did Cavebabies Say Mama and Papa?

   Published: 8/22/2017
9. New Life for Dying Languages

   Published: 8/8/2017
10. In the Negative

    Published: 7/25/2017
11. Why Do Languages Have Contractions?

    Published: 7/11/2017
12. The Incredible Lightness of Being

    Published: 6/27/2017
13. Is There a Jewish Way of Talking?

    Published: 6/13/2017
14. Mining Graffiti for Slang

    Published: 5/30/2017
15. That's Not a Word, Is It?

    Published: 5/16/2017
16. The Language of Female Friendships

    Published: 5/2/2017
17. The Euphemism Treadmill

    Published: 4/18/2017
18. Heyo, Let's Talk About Hamilton

    Published: 4/4/2017
19. Earlier American English—More Profane, Parochial and Provincial

    Published: 3/21/2017
20. Like, Why Do We Use Like So Much?

    Published: 2/7/2017