That's What They Say

Sometimes people send us questions that we avoid trying to answer. We don't do this to be mean.The problem is, some questions we get have answers that are…

Have you ever heard someone describe the United States and another English-speaking country as “two countries separated by a common language?”A listener…

Few things can shut down an outdoor swimming pool faster than a good old-fashioned summer thunderstorm.English professor Anne Curzan is a longtime swimmer…

While harps make beautiful music, most of us would agree there’s nothing beautiful about someone harping on something.Our listener Kalen Oswald recently…

We love it when people send us grammar jokes. One that is passed around quite a bit has to do with the construction "where's it at."There are a few…

Your challenge this week is to try and avoid using the construction "try and."Why, you ask? Because we get a lot of questions from listeners about this…

Sometimes a not-so-great experience can be made just a bit better if you have an excellent slang phrase to describe it.We think "take the L" falls right…

Apparently, "in and of itself” is the source of some concern about redundancy. This phrase wasn’t actually on our radar until a listener brought it up at…

When someone asks you to “take a listen,” it’s usually meant as a friendly invitation. But not everyone wants to take a listen.Several listeners have…