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Words for Granted - An etymology and linguistics podcast
Words for Granted is a podcast that looks at how words change over time. Host Ray Belli uses linguistic evolution as a way of understanding larger historical and cultural changes.
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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins
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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins
Big Science Pods
Whole 9 Yards is a weekly podcast that will simultaneously educate, astonish, and amuse. Listen while we share equivocal research about the origin of words, phrases, and idioms we use every day. From the team at Big Science Pods, we bring you the whole 9 yards, the entire kit and caboodle, the whole shebang of this quick, entertaining look at our language and the history therein. Learn why we call New York "The Big Apple," what "red-handed" REALLY means and why sometimes people are "happy as ...
I am a dream activist, practitioner and teacher. I am the host of An Etymology of Dreaming - a podcast on digging into the roots of the language of dreams.
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Word Journeys: An Etymology Podcast
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Word Journeys: An Etymology Podcast
Word Journeys: An Etymology Podcast
Word Journeys is a podcast about etymology and the surprising stories behind the origins of English words. English is constantly evolving and the meanings of words are always shifting. In each episode, we take words united by a common theme and explore how they made their way into English and the historical circumstances which shaped their definitions. For more information or to contact us, visit www.wordjourneyspodcast.com. If you would like to contribute to the show and want to see the per ...
The study of the origin of words of Hindi, Sanskrit & other languages and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history which has enhanced the knowledge of the society & brings out the broader version of the culture. We here provide you our listener with in-depth knowledge. This show will release episodes weekly in both Hindi & English alternatively. Hindi By Mrs. Gayitri Chhibber English By Puranjay Savar Mattas *DISCLAIMER* The English episodes are transcriptions of the H ...
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Words for Granted - An etymology and linguistics podcast
What goes into building a language learning curriculum? How do designers choose features within a language learing app? Are some approaches to language learning better than others, or is it up to the indiviudal? In this episode, I explore these questions and more with Rob Paterson, Content Production Manager at Memrise. To get 50% off an annual pla…
Episode 159: Jay & Ray get lucky (again) with a few new phrases. - Encore potluck fat chance murphy's law green with envy Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange…
Episode 158: Jay & Ray try on a few pants related idioms - Encore trousers dungarees draws/drawers slacks Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange, worldwidewords…
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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins
Episode 157: Jay & Ray find out how much Sam Hill weighs. why is "lb" the abbreviation for pound? what in the Sam Hill is going on? Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, sta…
Episode 156: Jay & Ray random up some idioms. canoodle druthers Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange, worldwidewords. Casual Friday Where 2 friends sit back, …
Episode 155: Jay & Ray say some things (again). - Encore bob's your uncle by & large heavens to Betsy call a spade a spade Link to W.E.B. Dubois's powerful essay 'Returning Soldiers' written to the African-American soldiers returning from WWI. Snagglepuss (not Marvin Martian) Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of …
Episode 154: Jay & Ray ask a few questions - encore. naked as a jaybird bitter end shadow of a doubt call shotgun Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange, worldw…
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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins
Episode 153: Jay & Ray get over a few new phrases. out over your skis over a barrel Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange, worldwidewords. Casual Friday Where …
Episode 152: Jay & Ray grab a few cold ones. cold feet tie one on Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange, worldwidewords. Casual Friday Where 2 friends sit back…
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Words for Granted - An etymology and linguistics podcast
As Lead of Language Research at Grammarly, Courtney Napoles is building systems to better help people from around the world communicate. In this episode, we discuss things such as the fundamentals of linguistic machine learning and how AI learns linguistic biases––not to mention how those biases are undone. To get 50% off an annual plan with Memris…
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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins
Episode 151: Jay & Ray randomly pick some more idioms (again.) - Encore wheelhouse flying colors leave in a lurch waylay Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange,…
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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins
Episode 150: Jay & Ray take a few Ls. lazy susan lo and behold Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange, worldwidewords. Casual Friday Where 2 friends sit back, c…
Episode 149: Jay & Ray get all dressed up (again) with nowhere to go. - Encore dressed to the nines put a sock in it drop of a hat ride ones coat tails Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki,…
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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins
Episode 148: Jay & Ray are re-doing great things with their idioms this week. - Encore eureka mojo tickled pink kvelling Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange,…
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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins
Episode 147: Jay & Ray get festive with a few sparkle season idioms. deck the halls trim the tree Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange, worldwidewords. Casual…
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Words for Granted - An etymology and linguistics podcast
Place names are not random––behind the name of every country is a story of how it came to be. From stories of invasion and rebellion to the fantastical and mundane, author Duncan Madden takes us on a journey across the world in his latest book, Found in Translation: The Unexpected Origins of Place Names. To order or pre-order the book, go to https:…
Episode 146: Jay & Ray re-comb through a few hairy idioms - Encore. mustache short hairs let your hair down hairsbreadth Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, howstuffworks,…
Episode 145: Jay & Ray kibitz over some new idioms. roger kibitz Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange, worldwidewords. Casual Friday Where 2 friends sit back,…
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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins
Episode 144: Jay & Ray pick an (old) bone about some body idioms. - Encore cold shoulder elbow grease cake eater Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, howstuffworks, stackex…
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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins
Episode 143: Jay & Ray get hungry for some thanksgiving food idioms. talk turkey easy as pie Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, howstuffworks, stackexchange, and worldwid…
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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins
Episode 142: Jay & Ray tuck in to more food idioms (again). - Encore cold turkey small potatoes pound salt egg on Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange, worldw…
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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins
Episode 141: Jay & Ray tuck in on more food-ioms - Encore. spill the beans couch potato cook your goose bun in the oven Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange, …
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Words for Granted - An etymology and linguistics podcast
In this interview with linguist Danny Bate, we go deep on all things gender––grammatical gender, that is. Why do some languages have gender while others don't? Where does gender come from? What is the function of gender? To get 50% off your first month of Lingoda courses, follow this link: https://try.lingoda.com/Words_Nov…
Episode 140: Jay & Ray drink up some new idioms. nip mooch Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange, worldwidewords. Casual Friday Where 2 friends sit back, celeb…
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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins
Episode 139: Jay & Ray get eerily close with a few more frightful idioms - encore. graveyard shift bat outta hell jack-o-lantern skeletons in the closet Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki…
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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins
Episode 138: Jay & Ray talk to some new people about idioms latchkey kid buckaroo Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange, worldwidewords. Casual Friday Where 2 …
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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins
Episode 137: Jay & Ray randomize some new idioms. clear as a bell upset the apple cart Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange, worldwidewords. Casual Friday Whe…
Episode 136: Jay & Ray leaf through some foliage idioms. root for bushed Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange, worldwidewords. Casual Friday Where 2 friends s…
Episode 135: Jay & Ray got tricked out with new idioms. hoodwink white lies Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange, worldwidewords. Casual Friday Where 2 friend…
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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins
Episode 134: Jay & Ray are a little under the weather this week. right as rain lukewarm Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange, worldwidewords. Casual Friday Wh…
Episode 133: Jay & Ray come up empty with some new idioms. zilch nada Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange, worldwidewords. Casual Friday Where 2 friends sit …
Trivia refers to obscure or useless information, but this definition is a far cry from the word's etymology. Trivia, or tri-via, literally means "three roads," and in Ancient Roman times, it referred to three-way intersections. These heavily trafficked intersections were places where common people would chat, trade, gossip, and bicker, and it is in…
Episode 132: Jay & Ray get a mess of new idioms. bamboozle shambles Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange, worldwidewords. Casual Friday Where 2 friends sit ba…
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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins
Episode 131: Jay & Ray punch out some new idioms. cold cocked beats me Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange, worldwidewords. Casual Friday Where 2 friends sit…
Episode 130: Jay & Ray storm the place with new weather idioms. indian summer windfall Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange, worldwidewords. Casual Friday Whe…
Episode 129: Jay & Ray take a new direction with fresh idioms. down to the wire tables have turned Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange, worldwidewords. Casua…
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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins
Episode 128: Jay & Ray get a little transactional - Encore taken to the cleaner sold a bill of goods left holding the bag pay through the nose Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspape…
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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins
Episode 127: Jay & Ray discover things are going poorly - Encore mayday triage debacle bloopers Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange, worldwidewords. Casual F…
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Words for Granted - An etymology and linguistics podcast
In this episode, I speak with Tracey Weldon, linguist and board advisor on the Oxford Dictionary of African American English project. We discuss the origins of AAE, the role of code switching within its speech community, AAE's contributions to mainstream English, and more. For $25 off your Lingoda Sprint Challenge enrollment, use this link: https:/…
Episode 126: Jay & Ray get a taste for some coffee idioms - Encore. cup of joe java mud Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange, worldwidewords. Casual Friday Wh…
Episode 125: Jay & Ray get in the ring with a few sports idioms - Encore. ringer go to bat for hat trick rubber match Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange, wo…
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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins
Episode 124: Jay & Ray get down to business with more potty talk - Encore latrine privy head commode Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange, worldwidewords. Cas…
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Episode 123: Jay & Ray promote a few idioms regarding CEO nicknames - Encore big-wig mogul muckity muck head honcho Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & FB. some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange, worl…
What does "standing under" have to do with "understanding?" Nothing at all, which is why most of us probably overlook the obvious fact that "understand" is actually a compound word comprising "under" and "stand." In our exploration of this confusing etymology, we look at some archaic meanings of the preposition "under" in addition to words with sim…
