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    Lexicon Valley

    A podcast about language, with hosts Mike Vuolo, Bob Garfield and John McWhorter.

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    The Story of Us Apr 22, 2025
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    John talks about the subject of his new book from Avery Publishing — ⁠Pronoun Trouble⁠: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words.


    Visit ⁠⁠⁠Lexicon Valley⁠⁠⁠. A Booksmart Studios production. Episode 276: "The Story of Us." With John McWhorter. Produced and edited by Mike Vuolo. All rights reserved.

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    Fire, Die, Rim Mar 11, 2025
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    The Thai words for fire, die and rim sound an awful lot like the English words fire, die and rim. How could that be?


    Visit ⁠Lexicon Valley⁠. A Booksmart Studios production. Episode 275: "Fire, Die, Rim." With John McWhorter. Produced and edited by Mike Vuolo. All rights reserved.

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    Hither and Yon Jan 07, 2025
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    Words like thence and thither are all but obsolete in English, but they were actually quite useful!The Thai words for fire, die and rim sound an awful lot like the English words 'fire,' 'die' and 'rim.' How could that be?


    Visit ⁠⁠Lexicon Valley⁠⁠. A Booksmart Studios production. Episode 274: "Hither and Yon." With John McWhorter. Produced and edited by Mike Vuolo. All rights reserved.

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    Down the Rabbit Hole Nov 27, 2024
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    Do you know the difference between a rabbit and a hare? And what then is a bunny? Follow John through the etymological warrens of these furry creatures.


    Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠Lexicon Valley⁠⁠⁠⁠. A Booksmart Studios production. Episode 273: "Down the Rabbit Hole." With John McWhorter. Produced and edited by Mike Vuolo. All rights reserved.

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    Giving You the Business Oct 15, 2024
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    It may seem apparent how we got from busyness to business, but the origins of the word “busy” itself are shrouded in mystery.


    Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lexicon Valley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. A Booksmart Studios production. Episode 272: "Giving You the Business." With John McWhorter. Produced and edited by Mike Vuolo. All rights reserved.

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    When Is Code-Switching Inappropriate? Sep 09, 2024
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    As a daily listener to WNYC Public Radio in New York City, John has noticed that a certain announcer frequently mispronounces words on air. He has thoughts.


    Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lexicon Valley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. A Booksmart Studios production. Episode 271: "When Is Code-Switching Inappropriate?" With John McWhorter. Produced and edited by Mike Vuolo. All rights reserved.

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    The World's Largest Family Aug 01, 2024
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    Working backwards from existing languages, linguists have had great success reconstructing Proto-Indo-European. Does that mean we can do the same for all language families?


    Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lexicon Valley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. A Booksmart Studios production. Episode 270: "The World's Largest Family." With John McWhorter. Produced and edited by Mike Vuolo. All rights reserved.

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    English Is Practically Naked Jul 12, 2024
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    A cyclone came through and blew off most of English’s clothes, says John, in Part II of his discussion of Indo-European.


    Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lexicon Valley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. A Booksmart Studios production. Episode 269: "English is Practically Naked." With John McWhorter. Produced and edited by Mike Vuolo. All rights reserved.

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    Family Ties Jun 10, 2024
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    There are at least five defining features among hundreds of related languages from English to Hindi to Russian. And what does any of that have to do with the Hittites?


    Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lexicon Valley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. A Booksmart Studios production. Episode 268: "Family Ties." With John McWhorter. Produced and edited by Mike Vuolo. All rights reserved.

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    Going Deep Apr 30, 2024
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    The simple verb 'to go' quickly gets complex in just about any language and English is no exception.


    Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lexicon Valley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. A Booksmart Studios production. Episode 267: "Going Deep." With John McWhorter. Produced and edited by Mike Vuolo. All rights reserved.

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