This hour, a look at words and usage and grammar and language and all that fun stuff.

Have you noticed how we Americans have become “so bloody keen on Britishisms?” Ben Yagoda joins us to talk about his new book, Gobsmacked! The British Invasion of American English.

Plus, there’s been an update to The Chicago Manual of Style, its first in seven years. We take a look at the CMOS, in particular, and bang on (there it is again!) about dreaded style guides, in general.

GUESTS:
Scott Huler: The author of seven non-fiction books; his most recent is A Delicious Country: Rediscovering the Carolinas along the Route of John Lawson’s 1700 Expedition
Ben Yagoda: The author, coauthor, or editor of 14 books and the host of the podcast The Lives They’re Living

This hour, a look at words and usage and grammar and language and all that fun stuff.
Have you noticed how we Americans have become “so bloody keen on Britishisms?” Ben Yagoda joins us to talk about his new book, <a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691262291/gobsmacked">Gobsmacked! The British Invasion of American English</a>.
Plus, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/09/19/18th-new-chicago-manual-style/">there’s been an update to The Chicago Manual of Style</a>, its first in seven years. We take a look at the CMOS, in particular, and bang on (there it is again!) about dreaded style guides, in general.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Scott Huler: The author of seven non-fiction books; his most recent is A Delicious Country: Rediscovering the Carolinas along the Route of John Lawson’s 1700 Expedition</li>
<li>Ben Yagoda: The author, coauthor, or editor of 14 books and the host of the podcast The Lives They’re Living</li>
</ul>

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