Aug 30, 2026
A 5,000 Year History of Punctuation: Interview with Florence Hazrat
1 hour 3 minutes
Podcast · Inglés
Words for Granted
Raymond Belli
Words for Granted is a podcast that looks at how words change over time. Host Ray Belli uses language--more specifically, individual words--as a way of making connections among history, culture, religion, and society.
Episodes
Ordered by publication date.
Jul 27, 2026
The Oxford Comma Debate: Interview with Jay Stookesbery
42 minutes
Jun 22, 2026
The Failed Attempts to Simplify English Spelling: Interview with Gabe Henry
36 minutes
May 11, 2026
The Proto-Indo-European Puzzle: Interview with Laura Spinney
50 minutes
Apr 20, 2026
The Science and History of English Accents: Interview with Valerie Fridland
46 minutes
Mar 17, 2026
The History of the Alphabet: Interview with Danny Bate
44 minutes
Jan 2, 2024
Lessons on Language with the Grammar Girl (Mignon Fogerty)
31 minutes
Jul 8, 2023
The Marvels of Translation: Interview with Keith Khan-Harris
37 minutes
May 20, 2023
The Power (and Omnipresence) of Rhetoric: Interview with Guy Doza
56 minutes
May 20, 2023
The Power (and Omnipresence) of Rhetoric: Interview with Guy Doza
50 minutes
Apr 27, 2023
A Defense of "Bad" English: Interview with Valerie Fridland
50 minutes
Apr 27, 2023
A Defense of "Bad" English: Interview with Valerie Fridland
50 minutes
Mar 19, 2023
Learning New Languages: Interview with Rob Paterson
33 minutes
Jan 22, 2023
Combatting Bias in Linguistic AI: Interview with Courtney Napoles
30 minutes
Dec 20, 2022
Origins of Place Names: Interview with Duncan Madden
42 minutes
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