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    Slate Debates

    A feed from the Slate podcast network featuring episodes with enlightening conversations, opposing views, and plenty of healthy disputes. You’ll get a curated selection of episodes from programs like What Next, The Waves, and the Political Gabfest, with deep discussions that go beyond point-counterpoint and shed light on the issues that matter most.

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    Nine Nasty Words Apr 27, 2021
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    John McWhorter teases his new book about off-color English expressions, starting with c!#k.

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    The Invisible Complexities of Translation Apr 13, 2021
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    A single word—take "self," for example—reveals the thorny nature of literary translation.

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    English Is Plain Weird Mar 30, 2021
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    Don't be fooled into thinking that English is a typical language. It's not.

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    Subject-Verb-Object. Right? Mar 16, 2021
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    For many languages, the idea that the subject belongs up front is plain backwards.

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    Parting Company Mar 02, 2021
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    How did a word meaning "with bread" come to sprout its corporate connotation?

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    Wallowing in Negativity Feb 16, 2021
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    From the evolution of ain't to double negatives, simply saying no is wonderfully complex.

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    Fossil Hunting in English Feb 02, 2021
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    Our language contains a trove of buried clues, petrified remnants of its past. But you have to know where to dig.

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    Why Do Languages Have Gender? Jan 19, 2021
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    Lots of languages divide words into categories, like male and female. How does that happen?

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    Forgetting Your Roots Jan 05, 2021
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    Words have a way of rebelling against their etymological parents, acquiring meanings of their own.

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    Future English Speaker, Can You Read Me? Dec 22, 2020
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    That language changes is certain. How quickly or slowly is another matter.

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