That's What They Say Podcast
1) TWTS: Just ring the dumb bell
Working out with dumbbells may be a fitness craze now, but the fitness craze that started it all sounds even better.
2) TWTS: Some would just as soon say "just assume"
If you’d just as soon not learn about an eggcorn that some language pundits really dislike, then you might want to stop reading now.
3) TWTS: Fit to be furious
We can be angry or infuriated or outraged or furious or livid or incensed, all of which make us fit to be tied.
4) TWTS: When you're wary of confusing "weary" and "wary"
Usage guide writers, seeing some confusion afoot, tell us to be wary about the distinction between "wary” and “weary.”
5) TWTS: The many faces of "mug"
Even though "mug shots" do not involve drinking or "mugs" in that sense, we can draw a historical connection between these two mugs.
6) TWTS: Campfire up the lightning round
From campfire wood to troubleshooting, English usage provides plenty of curiosities for another lightning round.
7) TWTS: Double the modals, double the nuance
Only some English speakers have grammars that allow them to say “We might could make that better” or “We might should eat before the movie.”
8) TWTS: When your ancestors are the descendants of your ancestors
When you have a language podcast, you come across a lot of usages that make you think, “I would never say that.” A little research and a few contextual examples later, you might just change your mind.
9) TWTS: "Peak" felt fine until it was "peaked"
Mountains may be peaked, collars may be peaked, but when we’re sick, we’re not “peaked” but “peak-ed.”
10) TWTS: Speaking of "bespoke"
This is a bespoke segment of That’s What They Say that focuses on “bespoke.”