74: Mailbag of Go
Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.
English - April 25, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 63 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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We're going deep into our Mailbag, and we're going to answer all your questions.
Why do we say "here you go" when we give something to someone? Why can we reduce something to /sʌmʔ/? The thing is is, there are two IS there. Why? Some contractions seem to've appeared, and they look strange in writing. What other ones're out there?