111: Words of the Week of the Year 2024 (live with Mignon Fogarty and friends)
Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.
Word Connections Unraveled
This chapter features an engaging discussion on the etymology and relationships between various words, including 'clerk', 'marsh', and 'marshal'. The speakers play a game called 'Related or Not', encouraging audience interaction while exploring the historical context and pronunciation variations influenced by social class. Through humor and personal anecdotes, they reveal the complexities and nuances of language evolution.
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