Word Matters
Word Matters is a show for readers, writers, and anyone who's curious about the English language. Join Merriam-Webster editors as they challenge supposed grammar rules, reveal the surprising origins behind words, tackle common questions, and generally geek out about the beautiful nightmare that is our language.
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An Interview with John Morse, Part 3 (15.07.2025)
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- An Interview with John Morse, Part 2 11.07.2025
- An Interview with John Morse, Part 1 10.07.2025
- Episode 100: How did we get here? 03.08.2022
- Do we repeat ourselves? Very well then, we repeat ourselves. 27.07.2022
- Hackneyed Phrases, Both Old and New 20.07.2022
- Tips for Frenchifying Your French 13.07.2022
- Eggcorns, Mondegreens, and Spoonerisms—Oh My! 06.07.2022
- Traveling Words: Luggage, Baggage, and the Recombobulation Station 29.06.2022
- Skunked Words 22.06.2022
- When Dictionaries Drop Words 15.06.2022
- Wordle Does Not Make Us Nauseous 08.06.2022
- The Invention of the Modern Dictionary 01.06.2022
- An Interview with Jacques Bailly, Official Pronouncer for Scripps National Spelling Bee 25.05.2022
- Nashe's 8 Types of Drunkards Includes No Octopi 18.05.2022
- Will 'ect.' become an acceptable spelling of 'etc.'? And if it does, will that be unexplainable or merely inexplicable? 11.05.2022
- Corrections, Clarifications, and Grave Transgressions 04.05.2022
- Uncommon Opposites 27.04.2022
- George Orwell's 'Politics and the English Language' 20.04.2022
- Linguistic Double Dipping 13.04.2022
- All About Abbreviations 06.04.2022
