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Season 1 Episode
- Season 1 The Unexpected Origins of the Word ‘Monster’
- Season 1 What's the Longest Word?
- Season 1 Can Computers Really Talk? Or Are They Faking It?
- Season 1 What People Get Wrong About African-American English
- Season 1 Popular Words Invented by Authors
- Season 1 60 Euphemisms for Death!
- Season 1 Is Swearing Good for Your Brain?
- Season 1 How Do Clichés Evolve into Memes?
- Season 1 The Screwed-Up History of English Spelling
- Season 1 Pronouns: Little Words That Say a Lot
- Season 1 Is Gossip... Good?
- Season 1 Foreign Words We Need in English
- Season 1 Is Bilingualism a Superpower?
- Season 1 The Stories Behind Food Names
- Season 1 Literally No One Likes a Grammar Cop
- Season 1 Why Sign Language Was Banned in America
- Season 1 How Brands Ruin Slang
- Season 1 Is "R" a Vowel?
- Season 1 Where Alcoholic Drinks Got Their Names
- Season 1 How English Took Over the World
- Season 1 The Weird History of Invented Languages
- Season 1 How Queer Communities Created Secret Languages
- Season 1 What Brain Damage Reveals About Language
- Season 1 Why Does Texting Feel Different from Talking?
- Season 1 How the Colors Got Their Names
- Season 1 The Most Extreme Place Names
- Season 1 How Language Nerds Solve Crimes
- Season 1 Why Do These Words Get Mispronounced So Much?
- Season 1 Is the Southern Accent Disappearing?
- Season 1 Why Do We Use Cringey Words for Loved Ones?
- Season 1 Why Do Baby Names Fall Out of Fashion?
- Season 1 How Cults Use Language to Control
- Season 1 What Is Your Body Telling People?
- Season 1 Why Is English Awash in Sailors' Jargon?
- Season 1 You Were Probably Taught to Read Wrong
- Season 1 Is English a Creole?
- Season 1 Can TV Change the Way We Speak?
Otherwords - Season 1 Episode 8 How Do Clichés Evolve into Memes?
0.00 8 minutes Adaptable clichés called "snowclones" are EVERYWHERE on the internet. We use them for memes, inside jokes, to show our membership of the group. But they weren't invented online. In fact, they're way older than you think!
