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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!

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!

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TWTS: From "6-7" to sixes and sevens

Episode in That's What They Say
2025 had lots of people talking about sixes and sevens, but not in the loose ends kind of way.
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TWTS: A hangout is a great place to hang out

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Next time you’re hanging out with friends, you can debate just how slangy the phrasal verb ‘hang out’ is.
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TWTS: Fore! It's a lightning round

Episode in That's What They Say
This may be one of the only times that throw pillows, golf, and curling all get wrapped into the same discussion.
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TWTS: Humbled in victory, humbled in defeat

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When we get schooled at something, we may feel humbled by the experience; but when we win something, we may also say we feel humbled by the experience.
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TWTS: When a reign becomes rain

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When terror rains down, we suddenly have a spelling question.
World and society 1 month
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05:25

TWTS: The Declaration of ... Independency?

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The Declaration of Independence could readily have been the Declaration of Independency.
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05:25

TWTS: Bereft or just lacking?

Episode in That's What They Say
We can be bereaved, we can be bereft, and sometimes we can be both bereaved and bereft.
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TWTS: The wonky journey of "wonky"

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There are a few different ways to be wonky, some of which are positive and some of which, not so much.
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05:21

TWTS: Not all sounds resonate

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The way some people use "resonate" doesn't resonate with all of our listeners.
World and society 2 months
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TWTS: If you're in hurry, you should scurry

Episode in That's What They Say
If we’re involved in a hurry-scurry retreat or a harum-scarum dash, perhaps things are also helter-skelter.
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TWTS: The right snuff

Episode in That's What They Say
If you’re not up to snuff, you’re not up to scratch and maybe you don’t get a cigar.
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TWTS: A recurring question can reoccur

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This week’s question has not been a recurring one, by which we mean it has occurred once and not reoccurred.
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TWTS: For crotchety cranks who crochet

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If it seems unlikely that crotchety people are related, at least etymologically, to those who do crochet, stay tuned.
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TWTS: The American Dialect Society's 2025 Word of the Year is...

Episode in That's What They Say
Given how much we’re talking about AI right now, it’s no surprise that AI-related words featured prominently in this year’s word of the year vote.
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TWTS: Generics

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Sometimes we don’t realize that we’re using a trademarked term differently from those around us.
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TWTS: When language gets spicy

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We can pepper our food or pepper our speech or, if the mood strikes us, we can be peppy in a pep rally kind of way.
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TWTS: Wishes for good fortune and days off

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‘Tis the season to talk about "‘tis" and "‘twas" and, while we’re at it, "hap."
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TWTS: Keep your trousers, breeches, and pants on

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If you’re too big for your britches, maybe you’re all mouth and trousers.
World and society 4 months
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TWTS: A brief history of pants

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The word "pants" has oodles of good linguistic stories to tell, and that’s no pile of pants.
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TWTS: Reeling in the small fry

Episode in That's What They Say
It's a time of year when many of us are cooking and eating big meals together which may involve fried food and "small fry."
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