Episodes

  • TWTS: When language gets spicy

    TWTS: When language gets spicy
    Jan 2 2026
    We can pepper our food or pepper our speech or, if the mood strikes us, we can be peppy in a pep rally kind of way.
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    5 mins
  • TWTS: Wishes for good fortune and days off

    TWTS: Wishes for good fortune and days off
    Dec 29 2025
    ‘Tis the season to talk about "‘tis" and "‘twas" and, while we’re at it, "hap."
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    5 mins
  • TWTS: Keep your trousers, breeches, and pants on

    TWTS: Keep your trousers, breeches, and pants on
    Dec 21 2025
    If you’re too big for your britches, maybe you’re all mouth and trousers.
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    5 mins
  • TWTS: A brief history of pants

    TWTS: A brief history of pants
    Dec 13 2025
    The word "pants" has oodles of good linguistic stories to tell, and that’s no pile of pants.
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    5 mins
  • TWTS: Reeling in the small fry

    TWTS: Reeling in the small fry
    Dec 8 2025
    It's a time of year when many of us are cooking and eating big meals together which may involve fried food and "small fry."
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    5 mins
  • TWTS: When downloading gets emotional

    TWTS: When downloading gets emotional
    Nov 29 2025
    Now that we can "download" some "mashups," we should talk about how these words have changed over time.
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    5 mins
  • TWTS: Movers and shakers made into shapers

    TWTS: Movers and shakers made into shapers
    Nov 24 2025
    As we merrily roll along, we might be moving and shaking, with maybe some shaping in there too.
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    5 mins
  • TWTS: When "lickety split" took off

    TWTS: When "lickety split" took off
    Nov 17 2025
    We will share some fun linguistic facts about lickety-split, lickety-split.
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    5 mins