That's What They Say

This week, we have got to address a question a listener recently sent us about whether there's anything wrong with saying "have got to" instead of just…

An evening of drinking beer and talking about grammar? Yes please.Last week, we were thrilled to dust off our pint glasses and host another Grammar Night…

Today we’ll dispose of not one but two listener questions. No, that doesn’t mean we’re going to throw their questions away. It means we’ll use the…

To know or to beknow? That is, well, not actually the question. However, there is some debate over whether something is “unbeknown” or…

If you have an older sister, you can also have an elder sister. However, if you have an older house, you don’t also have an elder house. We’ll talk about…

Issues & Ale @ Home:That's What They SayWednesday, June 23, 2021 - 7:00 PMA Michigan Radio Virtual Event - FreeDoes it drive you crazy when someone uses…

During the pandemic, many of us have spent much of our time at home cleaning out closets, basements and garages, getting rid of things we no longer use or…

It can be helpful, as well as potentially confusing, to have vague expressions of time such as “by and by.”The more we thought about this expression, the…

In honor of tax season, Merriam Webster recently tweeted the origins of “mortgage.” It’s derived from two Old French words meaning “death” and…

We're not exactly sure what effect the internet and other changes in technology are having on English. It could be that changes in the language are…