That's What They Say

It's clearly different to talk about a large country and the country at large, but these two meanings of "large" are historically related.A listener named…

Something that’s out of your hands is different from something that’s out of hand, which is usually different from something that’s offhand. So which…

This week we're getting back to our roots. Our Latin roots, that is.A listener named Seth Epstein asked us how to pronounce the Latin phrase "in situ." He…

There are pundits who really don't like it if people call them "pundents." As a listener pointed out to us, this mispronunciation isn't uncommon.Susan…

This week we looked at two words that have nothing to do with each other, aside from the fact that they both begin with “p.” At least they’ve got one…

We keep track of things, we lose track of things, we run track, and listen to tracks. Sometimes though, we confuse “track” with “tract.”Recently, a…

Our listener Susan Lessian is a Boston transplant who says she still struggles with some "midwesternisms," despite having moved here years ago.She says,…

Many of us were taught that a sentence should never end with a preposition. However, some sentences just sound better when they do.Think about a parent…

Generally, the word “either” is pronounced either with a long “I” sound or a short “I” sound. People on both sides have pledged loyalty to their…

The rule about when to use "between" and when to use "among" seems straightforward, until you look more closely. Then it's not straightforward at all.Our…