Word Mall: a podcast about the English language.
Season 1
by Michael J Sheehan at wordmallpodcast@gmail.com
words that imitate a sound words that express a strong emotion -- exclamations
Various ways to say 250 in formal or academic language as we observe the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
Dangling modifiers occur in English because it is an analytic language -- meaning depends on word position.
The word bread is hidden the early meanings of many words, showing its importance.
Unintentional humor caused by incongruity or logical absurdity
Certain names are very suitable to the job. For instance, Doctors Fillar, Aichen, and Chiew are dentists; Justice, Robb, and Law are lawyers; and researchers Haddock, Bass, and Herring are oceanographers.
The Holy Grail of phrase origins -- everyone has a favorite explanation in the search
Part of a series about false explanations for proverbial words and phrase.
Again, more phony tales about the origin of popular words and phrase, with corrections.
Even more phony explanations of how words and phrases originated.