5:25
Does the language you speak change how you think?
Tom Scott
4:35
there’dn’t’ve
5:04
How languages steal words from each other
5:02
Why Shakespeare Could Never Have Been French
4:03
How Many Languages Are There?
3:24
It’s pronounced GIF.
4:22
Which Is "Bouba", and Which Is "Kiki"?
4:36
Ə: The Most Common Vowel in English
5:33
The Hidden Rules of Conversation
5:01
Abso-b████y-lutely: Expletive Infixation
4:42
The Sentences Computers Can't Understand, But Humans Can
4:19
Why Do We Move Our Hands When We Talk?
4:37
Can The Words You Read Change Your Behavior?
6:31
The Language Sounds That Could Exist, But Don't
3:51
Why “No Problem” Can Seem Rude: Phatic Expressions
4:31
why typing like this is sometimes okay.
3:33
What Counts as a Word?
Long and Short Words: Language Typology
4:00
Why Can't Adults Learn Languages Like Children?
Crash Blossoms and Being Drunk: Ambiguity
5:05
Why Computers Suck At Translation
3:19
Making Flaps Vibrate In Your Throat: Voicing
2:31
Why You Can Tweet More In Japanese: What Counts As A Character?
2:07
Adjectival Order: Why A "Big Red Balloon", not a "Red Big Balloon"?
3:40
Why Do We Have "Ye Olde"? Obsolete Letters, and the Mysteries of Ye Olde Ming
2:28
Mele Kalikimaka: Why You Can't Say "Christmas" in Hawaiian
3:49
Gender Neutral Pronouns: They're Here, Get Used To Them
3:20
Ghoti and the Ministry of Helth: Spelling Reform
3:00
There's Nothing Wrong With Saying "10 Items or Less": Descriptivism vs Prescriptivism
2:50
Why You Swear in Anglo-Saxon and Order Fancy Food in French: Registers
2:56
All The Colours, Including Grue: How Languages See Colours Differently
Fantastic Features We Don't Have In The English Language
3:15
Why Jonathan Ross Can't Pronounce His Rs
