Otherwords - Season 5 / Year 2025

Season 5 / Year 2025
Episodes

How Your Body Parts Got Their Names

How Languages Die

Why NO and NOT Are Not Words That Never Get Confusing

The Smackdown Debate Over Universal Grammar

Where Did Cringey Corporate Jargon Come From?
Why do we use such unusual words for the people we love? From baby to bunny, two thirds of American adults refer to their romantic partners by a pet name. And we've been doing this for a long time—the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary traces terms of endearment over a thousand years. But where do all these pet names come from?

These Magic Words Are REAL!

Will Algorithmic Self-Censorship Unalive Language?

Popular Word Origins That Are Totally WRONG.

The History of Punctuation Is Weirder Than You Think

The Subliminal Messages in Brand Names
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