Anne Curzan is a language expert and linguist who writes for Michigan Radio. Her articles explore the intricacies of language and communication, covering topics such as pronunciation, grammar, and word usage. With a focus on local issues in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Anne brings a unique perspective to understanding language in everyday life.
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Anne Curzan predominantly provides opinion editorials, with a focus on content & publishing and entertainment news. She explores topics related to grammar, language, comparative language, and usage rules.
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By: Anne Curzan, Rebecca Kruth
The sign at the grocery store said “can goods,” not “canned goods.”
It's all so grammatically straight forward in the present tense if you plead innocent. Later on though, should you tell people you "pleaded" innocent or "pled" innocent?
By: Anne Curzan, Rebecca Kruth
You could say, "I don't like him singing," or you could say, "I don't like his singing." Believe it or not, some folks have very strong feelings about which of those is correct.
Ways To Subscribe There some words out there that we use all the time, but when it comes to actually spelling them, our brains just say "whoa." Or is is "whoah"?
Ways To Subscribe Last week, we looked into a question about different ways to spell “whoa.” The same listener who asked about “whoa” also asked about the different spellings of “yay.”
By: Anne Curzan, Rebecca Kruth
Ways To Subscribe Note: This episode of That's What They Say originally aired on October 1, 2017.
Major League Baseball playoffs and football tailgate season both mean the smell of hot dogs is in the air.
Ways To Subscribe Everyone knows you're not supposed to touch the third rail, including certain podcast-hosting linguists. That's why we're going to talk about it instead.
Ways To Subscribe If the average word nerd received a nickel each time they used a word or phrase that was met with blank stares, many of us would be able to retire early.
Ways To Subscribe We've been getting some inquiries about "these ones" lately, so we decided to make it part of this week's That What They Say lightning round.
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