In part 2 of The Alphabet, we get into some of the weirder letters, like C and G, which can each represent two different sounds, TH and CH, which are both two letters for one sound, and W, which is just…two…U's? or V's?
2 Feb 2021
The Alphabet - Part 1
In this episode, we find out how our alphabet came to be, from the symbols to the letter names, and the paths many of the letters took to get to what they are now.
1 Dec 2020
American vs British English
In this episode, we’re looking into some of the ways American English and British English diverged, aka Why Those Other People Talk So Weird.
19 Oct 2020
Spelling and the Great Vowel Shift
In episode 4, we get into some of the reasons behind English’s weird spelling, including a major shift in pronunciation and the path to spelling standardization.
1 Sept 2020
The Apostrophe and Possessives
In episode 3, we’re looking at why we put a random little line before an 's' to show possession, and how apostrophes and possessives have not always been so closely associated.
10 Aug 2020
Pronouns and Singular They
In episode 2, we talk about some of the history of pronouns in English, especially the many attempts at gender-neutral pronouns and the journey of singular ‘they’.
21 Jul 2020
Language Change
In this episode, we look at the different periods in the history of the English language, how English changed from Old English to today, and why complaining about language change is futile.
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