Up Next
Back to Show
Otherwords
How a Language Debate Could Land You in Jail
Season 6
Episode 5
In a court of law, your fate can be determined by how a judge interprets a word or sentence... but should judges be acting as armchair linguists?
Support Provided By
7:15
These organizations are trying to control how language is used.
8:56
One slang word remains the undisputed king for over 100 years.
9:49
The way your language describes time might actually change how you experience it.
10:11
Figuring out what exactly counts as a lie is not as easy as it seems...
7:58
Linguists are tracking how K-Pop is shaping language around the world.
9:13
There are a lot of hidden & surprising messages behind brand names.
9:19
How did we get from written words scrunched together without any spaces or symbols to punctuation?
6:21
Children are sponges for language acquisition. Which leads us to ask the question: how much does TV