That's What They Say

Sometimes new slang jumps out in front of you, waving its hands, or thumbs, so that you can’t help but notice it. Sometimes it just sneaks up on you.

We can count fathoms when we’re measuring things. We can also metaphorically fathom or not fathom things.

This is a bespoke segment of That’s What They Say that focuses on “bespoke.”

If it’s up your alley, it might also be up your street. And perhaps it’s down rather than up.

You say "lieutenant," I say “leftenant” but let’s not call the whole thing off.

There’s more than one way to be wonky, and not all of them are bad.

Join That’s What They Say hosts Anne Curzan and Rebecca Hector for "Grammar Night" — a fun evening discussing our ever-changing English language and your favorite language peeves!

Adverbs don’t always get a lot of love, captured powerfully in the writing tip “Abolish the adverbs.”

We scrimp and we save, and we skimp and we still save, which makes one wonder whether scrimping is different from skimping

Cheesemongers sell cheese, and gossipmongers usually start the gossip or spread it, rather than sell it.