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1227. This week, we talk to Eli Burnstein, author of "Phrased & Confused." We look at why Robert Frost's "road less traveled" wasn't really less traveled, and why the other half of Stewart Brand's "information wants to be free" will make you think about it differently. Then we lo ... Show More

1226. This week, we look at why so many people say "try and" instead of "try to," including why it may be the older form, why it turns up more in speech than in writing, and why it bothers Americans more than Brits. Then we look at what an epilogue actually does, whether one can ... Show More

1225. This week, we talk to lexicographer Steve Johnson from Dictionary.com. We look at how slang like "no cap" and "throw hands" works its way up from a separate slang dictionary, why one lexicographer fought against adding "rizz," and where "lost in the sauce" comes from. Then ... Show More

Fashionable? Fashionably? Learn how to use adjectives and adverbs. 

Fashionable? Fashionably? Learn how to use adjectives and adverbs. 

Fashionable? Fashionably? We teach you adjectives and adverbs. 

Fashionable? Fashionably? We teach you adjectives and adverbs. 

Fashionable? Fashionably? We teach you adjectives and adverbs. 

Interested or interesting? Which adjective do you use? We discuss -ing and -ed adjectives 

What word do you use when you want to say something is very good or very bad? 

Boring or bored? Interested or interesting? We'll tell you the right adjective to use. 

Boring or bored? Interested or interesting? We'll tell you the right adjective to use.