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Is Social Media Censorship Unaliving Language?

Is Social Media Censorship Unaliving Language?

Season 5 Episode 7
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Popular Word Origins That Are Totally Wrong

Popular Word Origins That Are Totally Wrong

Season 5 Episode 8
7:03
Punctuation's Weird Backstory

Punctuation's Weird Backstory

Season 5 Episode 9
9:19
The Hidden Linguistic Messages in Brand Names

The Hidden Linguistic Messages in Brand Names

Season 5 Episode 10
9:13
Why Linguists Love What's Happening with K-Pop

Why Linguists Love What's Happening with K-Pop

Season 6 Episode 1
7:58
Why "a Lie" is Hard to Define

Why "a Lie" is Hard to Define

Season 6 Episode 2
10:11
The Linguistics of Time Are Totally Mind Bending

The Linguistics of Time Are Totally Mind Bending

Season 6 Episode 3
9:49
Why Every Generation Uses This One Slang Word

Why Every Generation Uses This One Slang Word

Season 6 Episode 4
8:56
Otherwords Season 5

Where Did Cringey Corporate Jargon Come From?

5:51
Inside the Fiercest Debate in Linguistics

Inside the Fiercest Debate in Linguistics

12:22
Why A.I. Struggles with Negative Words

Why A.I. Struggles with Negative Words

7:05
The Ancient Origins of Body Words

The Ancient Origins of Body Words

8:36
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The Mysterious Origins of Abracadabra and Other Magic Words

Season 5 Episode 6

Since ancient times, humans have believed in the special power of words to change the world around them... and they might be right!
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The Ancient Origins of Body Words
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Episode 1
The Ancient Origins of Body Words
Join us as we try to figure out how our body parts got their names.
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