'Normalcy' or 'Normality'? A Punctuation Ques...

1227. This week, we talk to Eli Burnstein, author of "Phrased & Confused." We look at why Robert Frost's "road less traveled" wasn't really less traveled, and why the other half of Stewart Brand's "information wants to be free" will make you think about it differently. Then we lo ...  Show more

1226. This week, we look at why so many people say "try and" instead of "try to," including why it may be the older form, why it turns up more in speech than in writing, and why it bothers Americans more than Brits. Then we look at what an epilogue actually does, whether one can ...  Show more

Is the Message a good translation of the Bible? Is it even a translation? This is one of the questions I get asked all the time, and with good reason: people like the vividness of a more plainspoken translation, but they worry about the accuracy of bringing the Bible so far down ...  Show more

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How much does a rainbow weigh? Where is Voyager headed? What does it mean to 86 something? Am I radioactive? Is it normal to clap at the end of movies? Are brains strings or wrinkle? What does "not unkindly" mean? Who reads books as a job? Hank Green and John Green have answers!I ...  Show more

Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe   Today learn about one very common formal phrase in English you may be hearing a lot these days, plus reflect on your level of cautiousness in life Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com ...  Show more