Season Season 1 Episode Episode 1 — The Unexpected Origins of the Word ‘Monster’ Episode 2 — What's the Longest Word? Episode 3 — Can Computers Really Talk? Or Are They Faking It? Episode 4 — What People Get Wrong About African-American English Episode 5 — Popular Words Invented by Authors Episode 6 — 60 Euphemisms for Death! Episode 7 — Is Swearing Good for Your Brain? Episode 8 — How Do Clichés Evolve into Memes? Episode 9 — The Screwed-Up History of English Spelling Episode 10 — Pronouns: Little Words That Say a Lot Episode 11 — Is Gossip… Good? Episode 12 — Foreign Words We Need in English Episode 13 — Is Bilingualism a Superpower? Episode 14 — The Stories Behind Food Names Episode 15 — Literally No One Likes a Grammar Cop Episode 16 — Why Sign Language Was Banned in America Episode 17 — How Brands Ruin Slang Episode 18 — Is "R" a Vowel? Episode 19 — Where Alcoholic Drinks Got Their Names Episode 20 — How English Took Over the World Episode 21 — The Weird History of Invented Languages Episode 22 — How Queer Communities Created Secret Languages Episode 23 — What Brain Damage Reveals About Language Episode 24 — Why Does Texting Feel Different from Talking? Episode 25 — How the Colors Got Their Names Episode 26 — The Most Extreme Place Names Episode 27 — How Language Nerds Solve Crimes Episode 28 — Why Do These Words Get Mispronounced So Much? Episode 29 — Is the Southern Accent Disappearing? Episode 30 — Why Do We Use Cringey Words for Loved Ones? Episode 31 — Why Do Baby Names Fall Out of Fashion? Episode 32 — How Cults Use Language to Control Episode 33 — What Is Your Body Telling People? Episode 34 — Why Is English Awash in Sailors' Jargon? Episode 35 — You Were Probably Taught to Read Wrong Episode 36 — Is English a Creole? Episode 37 — Can TV Change the Way We Speak? Episode 38 — The Ancient Origins of Body Words Episode 39 — How Languages Die Episode 40 — Why A.I. Struggles with Negative Words Episode 41 — Inside the Fiercest Debate in Linguistics Episode 42 — Where Did Cringey Corporate Jargon Come From? Episode 43 — These Magic Words Are REAL! Episode 44 — Will Algorithmic Self-Censorship Unalive Language? Episode 45 — Popular Word Origins That Are Totally WRONG Episode 46 — The 2,000 Year Evolution of Punctuation Episode 47 — How Brands Use Linguistics to Control Your Mind Episode 48 — Why Linguists Love What's Happening with K-Pop Episode 49 — Lying Is Way More Complicated Than You Think Episode 50 — Why We All Disagree on How to Talk About Time Episode 51 — Why Every Generation Uses This One Slang Word Episode 52 — The Problem with Judges Acting Like Linguists Episode 53 — Why Are There So Few Words for Smells? Episode 54 — The People Trying to Control Language Episode 55 — Does "Baby Talk" Have a Purpose? Episode 56 — How Fast Can a Word Change Its Meaning?
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About Otherwords Digs deep into the quintessential human trait of language to find the fascinating, thought-provoking, and funny stories behind the words and sounds we take for granted. Incorporating the fields of biology, history, cultural studies, literature and more, linguistics has something for everyone and offers a unique perspective into what it means to be human.
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MOVIE DETAILS
Series Information Type TV Series
Release Date March 24, 2021
Runtime 8 min
Language EN
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