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The Common Errors in English Usage Podcast
Hosted by Paul Brians · EN
The Common Errors in English Usage podcast features Paul Brians, author of the Common Errors in English Usage Web site and book.
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Episode 122: The Gluten-Free Episode
Jan 23, 2018Tap to summarizeThis week we discuss more medical terms, including MRIs, EKGs, CAT scans and others; and then we proceed to some talk about food sensitivities. https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/122-medicalterms2.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: Buy the book! This week’s calendar entry is “feint/faint.”
Transcribe →Episode 121: Medical Terms—Refills, Urgent Care, Vein vs. Artery, Taut vs. Taunt, and Much More
Jan 16, 2018Tap to summarizeThis week we discuss medical terms, including accessible care vs. guaranteed care; fractures, sprains, and strains; Alzheimer’s vs. dementia, and more. https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/121-medicalterms1.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: Buy the book! This week’s calendar entry is “taunt/taut/tout.”
Transcribe →Episode 120: Crusades, Demagogues, Stump Speeches & More
Jan 9, 2018Tap to summarizeThis week we continue our discussion of terms related to governance and politics. We explore crusades, demagogues, stump speeches, gerrymandering, and barn burners. https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/120-politics12.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: Buy the book! This week’s calendar entry is “vapid/vacuous.”
Transcribe →Episode 119: A Modicum of Civility—Citizenship, Civil Disobedience, and Civil War
Jan 2, 2018Tap to summarizeThis week we continue our discussion of terms related to governance and politics. We explore citizenship, civil disobedience, and civil war. https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/119-politics11.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: Buy the book! This week’s calendar entry is “unrest.”
Transcribe →Episode 118: The Magi(c) of Christmas
Dec 23, 2017Tap to summarizeThis week we rebroadcast our Christmas episode from 2015. In the spirit of the Christmas season, Paul Brians calls on his background as a scholar of the Bible and discusses some of the important language in the story of Christmas. Do you know the religious tradition of the Magi? The difference between miracle and magic? Listen to find out. https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/12-magicOfChristmas.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Links: Opening music (Paul Brians’ favorite recording of “We Three Kings”) “The Gift of the Magi,” by O. Henry Zoroastrianism (Zarathustrianism) Google search: The Slaughter of the Innocents Google search: The Miracle of Christmas Google search: The Magic of Christmas
Transcribe →Episode 117: Holiday Greetings and the War on Christmas
Dec 19, 2017Tap to summarizeWhen a would-be suicide bomber attempted a terrorist attack in New York City earlier this month, he said he chose his target because there were Christmas-themed posters nearby. This week on the podcast we talk about the more theoretical war on Christmas, and we discuss holiday greetings. https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/117-merryChristmas.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: Buy the book! On sale through the end of the year for just $15. This week’s calendar entry is “anxious/eager.”
Transcribe →Episode 116: Caucuses, Lobbyists, PACs, and More
Dec 13, 2017Tap to summarizeThis week we continue our discussion of terms related to governance and politics. We explore caucuses, lobbyists and PACs, and more. https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/116-politics10.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: Buy the book! On sale through the end of the year for just $15. This week’s calendar entry is “yea/yeah/yay.”
Transcribe →Episode 115: Administration, Congress, What Veto Means, and Much More
Dec 5, 2017Tap to summarizeThis week we take up our discussion of terms related to governance and politics. We explore the origin of the word “veto,” talk about filibustering and reconciliation, and more. https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/115-politics9.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: Buy the book! On sale through the end of the year for just $15. This week’s calendar entry is “capital/capitol.”
Transcribe →Episode 114: More on the Book Sale, Plus Thanksgiving Leftovers—“dolly/handcart,” “duck tape/duct tape,” “between you and me,” and Lots More
Nov 29, 2017Tap to summarizeThis week we pick up from last week and serve some Thanksgiving leftovers, including “dolly/handcart,” “duck tape/duct tape,” “between you and me,” and many more entries and cartoons from the book. We also promote the best way to buy the book on sale through the end of the year. https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/114-thanksgiving2.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment (five discussed on the podcast this week): Links: Buy the book! On sale through the end of the year for just $15. This week’s calendar entry is “dolly/handcart.”
Transcribe →Episode 113: Giving Thanks for the Book
Nov 21, 2017Tap to summarizeThis week we take a break from our extended discussion of political terms while Tom thanks Paul for creating the Common Errors in English Usage site and book, and Paul thanks Tom for contributing cartoons to the book. We also promote the best way to buy the book on sale through the end of the year. Entries we talk about include “auger/augur,” “all goes well/augurs well,” “hark/harken,” “one in the same/one and the same,” “the exception proves the rule,” “begs the question,” “hone in/home in,” and several others. https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/113-thanksgiving1.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment (three discussed on the podcast this week): Links: Paul’s mincemeat recipe Buy the book! On sale through the end of the year for just $15. This week’s calendar entry is “bare/bear.”
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