That's What They Say

There are so many interesting bits of language in the world, we can’t help but notice. The... more

In a criminal case, you just might need a linguist.

There's competitive forensics, but there's also forensic medicine, forensic accounting, an... more

The word "deadpan" is on the rise, as multiple parts of speech. That "pan" is related to t... more

Not all of us use the word 'whenever' in exactly the same way, and people are noticing.

It’s 100% true that people online are asking about sentences like, “I got an a hundred on ... more

The way some people use "resonate" doesn't resonate with all of our listeners.

We can sweep the floor, sweep the board, sweep the stakes, sweep the series – and maybe it... more

While you may not find “comfortability” in many standard dictionaries yet, it is out there... more

Sometimes we’re left in the lurch. It’s probably fair to say that most of us don’t know wh... more

It appears that some of those bad or uneasy feelings we may feel in the pit of our stomach... more

It's that time again. With 2024 behind us, we can vote on the word of the year.

We can pepper our food or pepper our speech. If the mood strikes us, we can be peppy in a ... more

There's examples all over the the place of people using "there's" before a plural noun. In... more

As 2024 comes to a close, the kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs football team gave us a re... more

We can still reach out the car window to grab a parking ticket, but today, "reaching out" ... more

The words "decimate" and "unique" are quintessential examples of how a word’s meaning can ... more

"Ornery" seems like an ordinary enough word, but its link to "ordinary" might surprise peo... more

As listeners wait with bated breath, we will not dilly dally or shilly shally to get to th... more

Looking at late 19th century language peeves can often point to a change in progress, but ... more