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1146. This week, we look at the history of Braille, from the tragic accident that inspired Louis Braille's six-dot system to the "War of the Dots"—a decades-long conflict over competing reading standards in the U.S. Then, we look at the origin of the phrase "pitch black," reveali ...  Show more

1145. In this bonus segment from October, I talk with Ben Zimmer about "hella" and how even yearbook messages can be digitized to help preserve the language record. Ben shares the full story of this slang term, and we also talk about the detective work that led to the OED using R ...  Show more

Fashionable? Fashionably? Learn how to use adjectives and adverbs. 

Fashionable? Fashionably? Learn how to use adjectives and adverbs. 

Interested or interesting? Which adjective do you use? We discuss -ing and -ed adjectives 

Do you know how to put adjectives in the right order? We can help.