Episode 2: Pulp Diction

The English language contains a beautiful combination of sounds, spellings, pronunciations, and history. Some of these features might trip up or frustrate the English-language learner or even the native English speaker. But as a writer, all of these layers of complication provide a range of possibilities when constructing tone and feeling in a sentence. In Episode 2 of Wordshop 101, we'll look at the history of the English language from Beowulf to Ulysses, and talk about how choosing the right kinds of words can make all the difference.