120 Episodes

  1. TWTS: Feeling overwhelmed? "Whelmed" can totally relate

    Published: 12/4/2022
  2. TWTS: Not once, not twice, but thrice

    Published: 11/20/2022
  3. TWTS: Don't feel pressured to stop (or start) saying "pressurize"

    Published: 11/13/2022
  4. TWTS: Abracadabra, this magic trick is now a language question

    Published: 10/30/2022
  5. TWTS: Don't let your mistakes turn into silent letters

    Published: 10/23/2022
  6. TWTS: The reason this bugs people is because it’s redundant

    Published: 10/16/2022
  7. TWTS: A well-placed hyphen disambiguates when placed well

    Published: 10/9/2022
  8. TWTS: Sometimes all it takes is a carrot, except when it also takes a stick

    Published: 9/25/2022
  9. TWTS: Ambiguity notwithstanding, some still like to use "notwithstanding"

    Published: 9/18/2022
  10. TWTS: Beneath the surface road

    Published: 9/11/2022
  11. TWTS: Dear Internet, please remove this article about the Streisand effect

    Published: 9/4/2022
  12. TWTS: Lounge on the chaise longue, unless you prefer a chaise lounge

    Published: 8/28/2022
  13. TWTS: Just say "no." Or just say "I'm busy"

    Published: 8/21/2022
  14. TWTS: There's a certain intensity to doing something intently

    Published: 8/7/2022
  15. TWTS: Why we can't spend our lifes cutting loafs with knifes

    Published: 7/31/2022
  16. TWTS: Take your best upshot

    Published: 7/25/2022
  17. TWTS: We won't chide you for your past participle of "chide"

    Published: 7/17/2022
  18. TWTS: Ain't too proud to talk about "ain't"

    Published: 7/10/2022
  19. TWTS: Ten years later, we haven't run out of words

    Published: 7/3/2022
  20. TWTS: A shrinking pronunciation schism

    Published: 6/26/2022

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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.