120 Episodes

  1. TWTS: For people that use “that” instead of “who”

    Published: 6/19/2022
  2. TWTS: A spot of tea with a side of paper

    Published: 6/5/2022
  3. TWTS: To whom who are concerned about “who” vs. “whom”

    Published: 5/29/2022
  4. TWTS: Exploiting pronunciation variants to break down "exploitative"

    Published: 5/8/2022
  5. TWTS: Not-so tender hooks

    Published: 5/1/2022
  6. TWTS: A glimpse "beyond the pale"

    Published: 4/10/2022
  7. TWTS: Better late than later ... or latemost

    Published: 4/3/2022
  8. TWTS: When "late" is the difference between life and death

    Published: 3/27/2022
  9. TWTS: Havoc isn't the only thing that gets wreaked

    Published: 3/19/2022
  10. TWTS: New verbs beget old questions about tense

    Published: 3/6/2022
  11. TWTS: We'll be "up and at 'em," once you tell us who 'em are

    Published: 2/27/2022
  12. TWTS: "Both" and "each" are interchangeable, except when they're not.

    Published: 2/20/2022
  13. TWTS: A snowblower can snowblow snow, but a linguist can help you talk about it later

    Published: 2/13/2022
  14. TWTS: Despite the odds, "despite" and "in spite of" manage to co-exist

    Published: 2/6/2022
  15. TWTS: In which we double-click on "double-click"

    Published: 1/30/2022
  16. TWTS: Life can be tough, but sometimes it’s peaches and … gravy?

    Published: 1/24/2022
  17. TWTS: The American Dialect Society picks 2021’s Word of the Year

    Published: 1/9/2022
  18. TWTS: Another New Year's Eve, another round of "Auld Lang Syne"

    Published: 1/2/2022
  19. TWTS: The actual reality of "virtual" vs. "online"

    Published: 12/19/2021
  20. TWTS: What is the "buck" and why is it stopping here?

    Published: 12/12/2021

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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.