Episode 48: Swell (and other Fabulous Words)

from The Common Errors in English Usage Podcast · host Paul Brians

This week on the podcast we discuss words of enthusiasm like “huge,”“terrific,” and “fantastic,” including their history and sometimes-surprising shifts in meaning, in spite of what the Oxford English Dictionary might say about them. Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Links: ABC report on Trump’s hands Tom Terrific Paul Brians’ post on “brilliant” “Thou … Continue reading Episode 48: Swell (and other Fabulous Words)

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