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That's What They Say

That's What They Say

By: Anne Curzan Rebecca Hector
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Funner, snuck, and LOL are all things that we're hearing people say these days.That's What They Say is a weekly segment on Michigan Public that explores our changing language. University of Michigan English Professor Anne Curzan studies linguistics and the history of the English language. Each week she'll discuss why we say what we say with Michigan Public All Things Considered host Rebecca Hector.That's What They Say airs Fridays at 4:45 p.m. and Sundays at 9:35 a.m. on Michigan Public and you can podcast it here.Do you have an English or grammar question? Ask us here! Language Learning Social Sciences
Episodes
  • TWTS: Scrimping, skimping, and the degrees of frugality

    TWTS: Scrimping, skimping, and the degrees of frugality
    May 29 2026
    We scrimp and we save, and we skimp and we still save, which makes one wonder whether scrimping is different from skimping
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    5 mins
  • TWTS: From fishmongers to warmongers - and warmongerers

    TWTS: From fishmongers to warmongers - and warmongerers
    May 22 2026
    Cheesemongers sell cheese, and gossipmongers usually start the gossip or spread it, rather than sell it.
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    5 mins
  • TWTS: When "f" and "v" were sort of one

    TWTS: When "f" and "v" were sort of one
    May 8 2026
    If you know how the sound "f" worked in Old English, it suddenly isn’t mysterious why the "f" in "leaf" turns into a "v" in the plural form "leaves."
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    5 mins
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