The Common Errors in English Usage Podcast

The Common Errors in English Usage Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 122: The Gluten-Free Episode
January 23, 2018

This week we discuss more medical terms, including MRIs, EKGs, CAT scans and others; and then we proceed to some talk about food sensitivities. Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: Buy the book! This week’s calendar e

Episode 121: Medical Terms—Refills, Urgent Care, Vein vs. Artery, Taut vs. Taunt, and Much More
January 16, 2018

This week we discuss medical terms, including accessible care vs. guaranteed care; fractures, sprains, and strains; Alzheimer’s vs. dementia, and more. Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: Buy the book! This wee

Episode 120: Crusades, Demagogues, Stump Speeches & More
January 09, 2018

This week we continue our discussion of terms related to governance and politics. We explore crusades, demagogues, stump speeches, gerrymandering, and barn burners. Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: Buy the book! T

Episode 119: A Modicum of Civility—Citizenship, Civil Disobedience, and Civil War
January 02, 2018

This week we continue our discussion of terms related to governance and politics. We explore citizenship, civil disobedience, and civil war. Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: Buy the book! This week’s calendar entr

Episode 118: The Magi(c) of Christmas
December 23, 2017

This week we rebroadcast our Christmas episode from 2015. In the spirit of the Christmas season, Paul Brians calls on his background as a scholar of the Bible and discusses some of the important language in the story of Christmas. Do you know the religiou

Episode 117: Holiday Greetings and the War on Christmas
December 19, 2017

When a would-be suicide bomber attempted a terrorist attack in New York City earlier this month, he said he chose his target because there were Christmas-themed posters nearby. This week on the podcast we talk about the more theoretical  war on Christmas,

Episode 116: Caucuses, Lobbyists, PACs, and More
December 12, 2017

This week we continue our discussion of terms related to governance and politics. We explore caucuses, lobbyists and PACs, and more. Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: Buy the book! On sale through the end of the ye

Episode 115: Administration, Congress, What Veto Means, and Much More
December 05, 2017

This week we take up our discussion of terms related to governance and politics. We explore the origin of the word “veto,” talk about filibustering and reconciliation, and more. Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: Bu

Episode 114: More on the Book Sale, Plus Thanksgiving Leftovers—“dolly/handcart,” “duck tape/duct tape,” “between you and me,” and Lots More
November 28, 2017

This week we pick up from last week and serve some Thanksgiving leftovers, including “dolly/handcart,” “duck tape/duct tape,” “between you and me,” and many more entries and cartoons from the book. We also promote the best way to buy the book on sale thro

Episode 113: Giving Thanks for the Book
November 21, 2017

This week we take a break from our extended discussion of political terms while Tom thanks Paul for creating the Common Errors in English Usage site and book, and Paul thanks Tom for contributing cartoons to the book. We also promote the best way to buy t