364: Mailbag of R-R-R-R
Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.
English - May 21, 2019 07:46 - 54 minutes - 52.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 65 ratingsSocial Sciences Science Education Language Learning language words linguistics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The questions never stop, and neither do we.
What's the past tense of yeet, and why is English past tense so strange?
Can etymology help you spell rhythm?
Should French teachers have to speak with a Parisian accent?
Do's and don'ts? Dos and don't's? Where do the apostrophes go?
Why do some people use a trilled [r], when their language doesn't?
Is there a way to tell a language from a dialect once and for all?
Are there places where men and women have to speak differently?
Is word amnesia contagious?
We take all the questions on this episode of Talk the Talk.