A Linguist Reveals the Weird, Wild, Witty World of Words




Writerly show

Summary: Language lovers rejoice! Panio talks with Amanda Montell, feminist linguist and author of Wordslut, about the weird, wild, witty world of words (whew!). Find out why using “like” is a sign of social intelligence, how “vocal fry” can be an act of conversational dominance, and why certain curse words are so much fun to say.