My final musings on the word “whomever.” I promise. open.substack.com/pub/benyagod...
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My final musings on the word “whomever.” I promise. open.substack.com/pub/benyagod...
Seems to be fixed. But I’m honored.
I’m gonna create a summer drink called Tizz so I can run an ad in June, Tizz, the season.
To be fair, that confuses me sometimes too.
A byline that commanded respect.
H/t to @fritinancy.bsky.social for the first comment on the trend I’m aware of, in 2011.
Always a pleasure to write for @grammargirl.bsky.social
Haven't done a Not One-Off Britishisms post for a while, but a line I heard while catching up on @abbottelementary.bsky.social the other night inspired me to get back on the stick. notoneoffbritishisms.com/2025/12/05/i... @lynneguist.bsky.social
Why the funnest etymologies are almost always wrong benyagoda.substack.com/p/where-posh...
No, terrible examples, both would be “got” in US. Better, “I’ve gotten used to this rubbish.”
At least they spelt/spelled our names right.
He didn’t use my quote where I called you the OG and the GOAT
If you’re in or near Baltimore, Monday, November 3, come on by. For tickets and info, check out @profsandpints.bsky.social
The Daze of [Bobby] Wine and Rojas
Reminds me of “ant-ee-bee-otics
If you’re so inclined, please check out my Substack, “Mush from the Wimp.” This post is on the pronunciation of my least favorite movie genre open.substack.com/pub/benyagod...
Thanks Jesse!
"The Lives They're Living" has been on hiatus but we're back with a vengeance. On the new episode, the great Dave Barry talks about the also great Roy Blount Jr. Among our topics: why Roy hasn't won the Mark Twain Prize, while Adam Sandler has.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Chuffed to be talking Not One-Off Britishisms at @profsandpints.bsky.social in Washington D.C. on Monday 7/21. Hoping you capital lot can come. @princetonupress.bsky.social www.ticketleap.events/tickets/prof...
Delighted to talk with Varda Bar-Kar about the legendary @janisian.bsky.social on “The Lives They’re Living” pod. Varda’s documentary on Janis is playing in NY and LA podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
Possibly last stop on the “Gobsmacked!” tour—Zoom talk (with fun multimedia!) on Monday, March 10, 7 PM Eastern. @princetonupress.bsky.social @lynneguist.bsky.social Register here bit.ly/AnEveningWithBenYagoda
Delighted to talk with John Barth about the public broadcasting pioneer Bill Siemering, on The Lives They’re Living. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
New episode of The Lives They’re Living: #BeachBoys chronicler David Leaf on the legendary Van Dyke Parks. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
When I first had the idea for The Lives They're Living podcast, one name on my shortlist was Jonathan Schwartz, legendary disc jockey, writer and raconteur. Big thanks to his daughter Casey Schwartz for agreeing to come on and so generously sharing her insights. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
“Opposite number” as a Not One-off Britishism. Plus I antedate the first OED citation by two years. notoneoffbritishisms.com/2025/01/20/o...
Jasmine Paolini is like, “Why does my shirt say ‘Where’ on it?”
All star lineup!
“Tools” seems to have disappeared for me from both Google and Google books, both on phone and computer
Thanks. The advanced search page still seems to exist both for Google and Google books. However, there’s no link to them from the home pages.
I’m probably late to realize this, but I just noticed that Google seems to have eliminated advanced search capability. That’s a huge step back in my world, especially on Google books. Am I missing something?