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  • Premiered: Mar 2021
  • Episodes: 43
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  • PBS Digital Studios
  • Tuesday at 17
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Season 4
4x1
How Language Nerds Solve Crimes
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Jan 25, 2024
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4x2
Why Do These Words Get Mispronounced So Much?
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Feb 22, 2024
There are actually good reasons why people tend to mispronounce the same words... and why they ofTen end up being the new standard!
4x3
Is the Southern Accent Disappearing?
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Air date
Mar 21, 2024
Linguists studying the Southern American Dialect reckon that it ain't what it used to be, y'all. I do declayuh!
4x4
Why Do We Use Cringey Words for Loved Ones?
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Apr 25, 2024
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4x5
Why Do Baby Names Fall Out of Fashion?
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May 30, 2024
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4x6
How Cults Use Language to Control
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Jun 20, 2024
If there's one thing cult leaders do, it's talk. A LOT. Language is an integral part of how cults keep their members bonded, isolated and obedient.
4x7
What Is Your Body Telling People?
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Jul 25, 2024
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4x8
Why Is English Awash in Sailors' Jargon?
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Aug 22, 2024
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4x9
You Were Probably Taught to Read Wrong
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Sep 19, 2024
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4x10
Is English a Creole?
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Oct 31, 2024
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4x11
Can TV Change the Way We Speak?
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Nov 21, 2024
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