Author John Koenig talks about inventing words for those subtle emotions that hitherto had no name.
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On "anemoia" — nostalgia for a time or place that you never experienced — and other words that map our innermost feelings.

Author John Koenig talks about inventing words for those subtle emotions that hitherto had no name.

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The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Mike Vuolo and Bob Garfield join Mike Pesca of The Gist to talk about the long, strange journey of 6 7, from rapper Skrilla to the basketball court, from the classroom to the Word of the Year.
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Is 6 7 simply a prolonged conceptual joke or does it actually mean something? Both and more.

Mike Vuolo and Bob Garfield join Mike Pesca of The Gist to talk about the long, strange journey of 6 7, from rapper Skrilla to the basketball court, from the classroom to the Word of the Year.

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6 7: Everything You Don't Know About the Word of the Year

Gobbledygook sounds like one of those words that somebody just made up — so is it?
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The man who hated jargon so much that he coined a scornful word for it.

Gobbledygook sounds like one of those words that somebody just made up — so is it?

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Gobbledygook Explained

Our parents were cringe-inducing but we're just cringe.
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When did cringe stop being worthy and start standing on its own?

Our parents were cringe-inducing but we're just cringe.

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Gen Alpha Thinks You're Cringe

Good is no longer good enough. Everyone is awesome, superlative or just great.
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The soaring hyperbole of self-evaluation.

Good is no longer good enough. Everyone is awesome, superlative or just great.

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The Amazing Great

A podcast about language, with hosts Mike Vuolo, Bob Garfield and John McWhorter.

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