Why Some People Say 'Might Could.' The Spanish Influence on English. Mickle Story.

Why Some People Say 'Might Could.' The Spanis...

Quickanddirtytips.comQuickanddirtytips.com

Up next

Inside the life of a curator (and the myth of white gloves), with John Overholt.

1177. This week, we look at behind-the-scenes of being a curator at Harvard's Houghton Library with John Overholt. We look at why 18th-century paper is surprisingly tough, how John managed the high-stakes transport of a George Washington book, and why curators actually prefer bar ...  Show more

 . 30min 53sec
Why 'stressed' spelled backwards reveals a delicious truth. 'Me' versus 'myself'

1176. This week, we look at mind-bending words, including "semordnilap" (which spells "palindromes" backwards), "pentasyllabic" (which has five syllables), and "hyphenated" (which is not hyphenated). Then, we tackle how to use "me" and "myself" (with an aside for "hisself," "mese ...  Show more

 . 14min 35sec

Recommended Episodes

#109 Ellen Jovin on “The Grammar Table”
Language & Travel Hacking

Creator and proprietor of The Grammar Table, Ellen Jovin, joins Benny Lewis and Shannon Kennedy to talk about traveling the country to discuss grammar, learning the languages of New York, and finding joy in learning grammar.Featured ResourcesRebel with a ClausePatreon Extended Ep ...  Show more

 . 47min 53sec
Bonus Episode 17 - How to get a "near-native" accent like Maria from @Mariaspeaksenglish
The British English Podcast

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation Charlie invites a non-native English teacher from Spain on the show to talk about her language learning journey, especially regarding her accent acquisition. This teacher is called Maria and go ...  Show more

 . 38min 33sec
How Can We Be More Effective With Language?
Getting Better with Jonathan Van Ness

Have you ever wondered what’s up with double negation, the history of gender neutral pronouns, or why swearing is taboo? Then get ready for this week’s guest, linguist Anne Curzan! Anne and Jonathan talk about how the English language has evolved since the 1300s and how our words ...  Show more

 . 53min 20sec
224. Los majísimos Jim y May de Spanish and Go
Learn Spanish: Intermediate Spanish

Jim y May de Spanish and Go me acompañan hoy en una colaboración muy especial. Él es estadounidense y ella mexicana, y juntos viajan y acercan el español a los estudiantes de todo el mundo. ¡Vamos a conocernos mejor! 😊 Página web: https://spanishandgo.com/ Podcast: https://spani ...  Show more

 . 27min 19sec