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Who's a good boy? The science behind 'dog voice.' Is it 'bated breath' or 'baited breath'?

1218. This week, we look at "dog-directed speech" — the high-pitched, sing-songy register people love to use with dogs — and what the research says about whether dogs actually like it. Then we look at why it's "bated breath" and not "baited breath," and how Shakespeare used the p ... Show more

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How we got from no spaces between words to the interrobang, with Florence Hazrat

1217. This week, we talk to Florence Hazrat, author of "On the Mark," about how punctuation evolved over 2,000 years. We look at why ancient Greek and Roman writing had no spaces between words, how a librarian in Alexandria introduced the first marks to help readers, and why the ... Show more

. 27min 40sec