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How 'be like' took over the world, with Sali Tagliamonte

1163. This week, we look at what it’s like to be a "language detective" with Sali Tagliamonte and how she used her own teenagers as a research lab. We look at a 25-year study on how the phrase "be like" became a permanent fixture of English, why the word "very" is suddenly making ... Show more

. 26min 4sec

Why 'Tonka' sounds big and 'bitty' sounds small. Why you CAN start a sentence with 'because.'

1162. This week, we look at why some names just "feel right" while others don't and how vowels like "ee" create associations with smallness and sweetness while back vowels like "ah" sound bigger and more serious. Then, we look at dependent clauses and when it's OK to start a sent ... Show more

. 13min 4sec