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1207. This week, we look at the hidden linguistic history of Ontario with Sali Tagliamonte. We look at why euphemisms like "golly" and "gosh" are going the way of the dinosaur, the surprising connection between Northern Ontario and the Southern U.S., and how Canadian words like " ... Show More

1206. This week, we look at the secret language of video gamers — including why getting "nerfed" is a bad thing and what it means to "rage quit" — and we answer a listener's question about whether the bird "duck" or the verb "duck" came first and whether real ducks actually duck ... Show More

1205. In the bonus discussion this week, we continue discussing AI em dashes with Sean Goedecke, software engineer for GitHub. We talk about why AI detectors are often unreliable and how they can disproportionately flag non-native English speakers. We also look at the controversi ... Show More

Sometimes doing the right thing means breaking the rules...At least that's what today's Masked Speaker says. He betrayed his boss and risked his job, but swears it was the moral thing to do!<p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy i ... Show More

Fed up with rules and regulations? You must learn this expression 

What about those rare theme park employees and guests that don't dutifully follow the rules? On this episode of Keys to the Kingdom, we're talking with the bad boys, the rebels, the wayward fuzzies and the defiant fans that stand up to the system despite the consequences. Guests ... Show More

<p>Sometimes you just have to call them out ...</p> 

Learn an expression about being caught doing something wrong. 

Sometimes you do everything right, go far and beyond, do more than what is necessary, and things still won’t work out. Or they do, but then they just crumble. Life happens or you are hit by malevolence. 

Stuck following rules you never chose?  We often limit ourselves with invisible "shoulds" and "must-dos" that were never our own decisions.  Today, let’s learn to spot these hidden boundaries, question them, and take your first steps toward genuine freedom.  Ready to create a lif ... Show More

Sometimes, following the rules only gets you so far. Today’s quote flips the script on the relationship between conventions and creativity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

<p>Markets are hardly perfect, but the results can be ugly when you try to subvert them.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.< ... Show More