59: Mailbag of Ew
Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.
English - August 30, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 67 MB - ★★★★★ - 65 ratingsSocial Sciences Science Education Language Learning language words linguistics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: 58: Expression Unleashed (with Thom Scott-Phillips and Joshua Blackburn)
Next Episode: 60: The Crossworld (with Hayley Gold)
In which we get together for a chat, talk about stuff we like, and — oh, yeah — answers a few questions from our great listeners.
Other languages have a word for late morning, before noon. Why doesn’t English have one? Why is EW the sound some English speakers make when disgusted? Why can you have potatoes, but not broccolis? Who started calling the YouTube description the DOOBLEYDOO? Is it WHOA or WOAH? Why do we use capital i for the pronoun I?