Language is full of strange coincidences.

When two words sound alike, does that mean they have a secret past? Or could it be just a chance meeting? The answer could change language history.

We’re stepping into the linguistic time machine on this …

Kory Stamper and Steve Kleinedler are lexicographers who ran the terrific dictionary podcast Fiat Lex.

Daniel and Kylie had the chance to talk to them about how they got into the biz, the relationship between lexicography and linguistics, and …

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Show notes

‘Haha and hehe denote laughter in both Latin and English, and they sound like laughing when you say them.’ So says my favourite part of the grammar textbook by Ælfric (d. c 1010), Old English author +

The Vocal Fries is a podcast all about linguistic discrimination. We think we’re pretty cool on Talk the Talk because we sometimes go there, but they live there ALL THE TIME. So we had to sit down and have a …

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