How the Ever-Changing English Language Constantly Redefines What Counts as a Word

In the final episode of the Language Files, host Tom Scott–with help from linguist Gretchen McCulloch–addresses the changing nature of the English language and how it redefines what a word actually is in “What Counts as a Word?

Lori Dorn
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