Words for Granted - An etymology and linguistics podcast
Hosted by Ray · Ray Belli
4.8from 392 ratings
- 135
- Episodes
- 5
- Transcribed
- 392
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2016
- First episode
About Words for Granted - An etymology and linguistics podcast
Words for Granted is a podcast that looks at how words change over time. Host Ray Belli uses linguistic evolution as a way of understanding larger historical and cultural changes.
- Publisher
- Ray Belli
- Category
- education · education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 10 Jun 2016
- Latest episode
- 8 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
5 of 135 episodes have a transcript.
8 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Long, Dirty History of American Swearing [EXPLICIT]
18 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Art of Inventing Languages: Interview with George Corley
13 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
How Do New Words Get Added to the Dictionary? | Interview with Fiona McPherson
Inside a recent episode
The Long, Dirty History of American Swearing [EXPLICIT]
Published 8 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And this is a very fascinating topic to me because... in part because you actually can retrieve these words in surviving documents. In fact, in surviving documents that have been transcribed and published really for over 100 years now, namely court records in particular from both New England and the southern colonies. […]
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- Steven H Jaffe
- Stephen Jaffe
- George Corley
- Fiona McPherson
- Florence Hazrat
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 230 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 162 ratings
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Who hosts Words for Granted - An etymology and linguistics podcast?
Ray host the show. Published by Ray Belli.
How often do new episodes come out?
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