That's What They Say

This past week, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer extended the stay-at-home order until May 15th. That means an extension of the cabin fever making the…

The COVID-19 pandemic has raised a lot of questions about testing for the novel coronavirus – including some that are grammar-related.A listener named…

Governor Gretchen Whitmer extended Michigan's stay-at-home order this past week. That has many of us wondering when we'll return to normalcy. However,…

We've been taking a look at some of the words that have been popping up in headlines in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. This week we thought we'd…

To combat the spread of COVID-19, we're staying home and staying safe here in Michigan. Being cooped up though, especially as the weather gets nicer, has…

At a time when so many of us are being asked to hunker down in our homes, we've been getting questions from listeners about the word "hunker."Suffice to…

The phrase "head honcho" is used to refer to people at the top: CEOs, presidents, directors and such.However, "honcho" on its own means "leader." In other…

When we say we don't know jack about something, it's not immediately clear that we're toeing the line with taboo territory.Allow us to explain.In this…

It’s tempting to parse the word “ramshackle” into two separate words, “ram” and “shackle.”A listener named Brian Van Drie wrote to us about how this word…

Almost as long as there's been email, there's been the question of what the plural of "email" should be. A listener named Steve Roznowski reminded us of…