120 Episodes

  1. TWTS: Dictionaries are defined by their editors

    Published: 6/25/2023
  2. TWTS: We hereby sanction you to use "sanction" as you see fit

    Published: 6/11/2023
  3. TWTS: What's the "hap" in "haphazard"?

    Published: 6/4/2023
  4. TWTS: Think hard before pointing out language quirks

    Published: 5/28/2023
  5. TWTS: Lend your ears before you loan your money

    Published: 5/21/2023
  6. TWTS: An origin story that's just "OK"

    Published: 5/14/2023
  7. TWTS: When deadlines were deadly

    Published: 5/7/2023
  8. TWTS: If you drive a lorry, take the road less “travelled," not "traveled"

    Published: 4/30/2023
  9. TWTS: "Ahold" really has a hold on some of us

    Published: 4/23/2023
  10. TWTS: Unless we’re talking hair, style gets cramped, not crimped

    Published: 4/9/2023
  11. TWTS: Give our regards to "regard," even if it's plural

    Published: 3/19/2023
  12. TWTS: When breakfast broaches a brand new language question

    Published: 3/12/2023
  13. TWTS: When your ancestors are the descendants of your ancestors

    Published: 3/5/2023
  14. TWTS: "Primer" is pronounced "primer," unless you prefer "primer"

    Published: 2/26/2023
  15. TWTS: Collective nouns collectively confuse

    Published: 2/19/2023
  16. TWTS: Hunting for grounds once haunted

    Published: 1/29/2023
  17. TWTS: Search up your questions online or just ask a linguist

    Published: 1/22/2023
  18. TWTS: "Proven" and "proved" are both approved

    Published: 1/15/2023
  19. TWTS: Confusing “wont” with “want” is a wont nobody wants

    Published: 1/8/2023
  20. TWTS: At the epicenter of it all

    Published: 12/18/2022

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That's What They Say is a weekly segment on Michigan Public that explores our changing language. Each week University of Michigan English Professor Anne Curzan will discuss why we say what we say with Michigan Public Weekend Edition host Rebecca Kruth.