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Feb 2022
20m 34s

Dipping Into the Mailbag: 'Yeet,' 'Typef...

Merriam-Webster, New England Public Media
About this episode

We're back to the mailbag this week with some excellent questions, including:

Is 'yeet' ready for the dictionary?

What's the difference between a typeface and a font?

Why do people say 'lo and behold'?

Hosted by Emily Brewster, Ammon Shea, and Peter Sokolowski.

Produced in collaboration with New England Public Media.

Transcript available here.

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