On March 24, #ThatWordChat welcomes Kory Stamper to discuss “True Color: The Strange and Spectacular Quest to Define Color,” a deep dive into the language of color and the lexicographers who shaped it.
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That Word Chat
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That Word Chat is an online chat show featuring people and things lexical, hosted by Mark Allen.
#ThatWordChat is back tomorrow with special guests Joshua Blackburn and Jess Zafarris.
We’re diving into the latest edition of "League of the Lexicon," the word game made for language lovers. Don’t miss it!
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Joshua Blackburn returns to #ThatWordChat with a new edition of "League of the Lexicon" and his new book, "The Language-Lover’s Lexipedia." He’s joined by author and content creator Jess Zafarris to talk game design, etymology, and more.
Tues, Feb 10, 4:30 ET | 20:30 UTC
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Tomorrow is That Word Chat’s annual #WordOfTheYear show! We’ll be breaking down the words of 2025 (slop, rage bait, parasocial, vibe coding…).
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Our annual #WOTY episode is back! We’re assembling an all-star team of lexicographers, including:
• Kelly Wright (American Dialect Society)
• Ben Zimmer (American Dialect Society)
• Fiona McPherson (Oxford English Dictionary)
• Peter Sokolowski (Merriam-Webster)
• Lynne Murphy (University of Sussex)
• John Kelly (Mashed Radish)
Jan 13 | 4:30pm ET
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In the latest episode of #ThatWordChat, Peter Sokolowski joins us to unpack the making of the 12th edition of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary—the first full revision in 22 years.
Join us for the episode premiere today at 4:30 p.m. EST.
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Merriam-Webster’s Editor-at-Large Peter Sokolowski returns to #ThatWordChat next week to discuss the 12th edition of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary—the first new edition in 22 years.
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 18
Time: 4:30 PM ET
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Next week on #ThatWordChat, Stefan Fatsis talks about “Unabridged,” his upcoming book about the state of dictionaries, what it means to define language today, and what he learned as a lexicographer-in-training at Merriam-Webster.
Tuesday, Oct. 7
4:30 p.m. EDT | 20:30 UTC
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#Lexicography #LanguageChange #Editing #Publishing #Unabridged #WordNerd
Author and lexicographer Stefan Fatsis will be joining us next week to chat about “Unabridged,” a behind-the-scenes look at the state of modern dictionaries. Join us: ThatWordChat.com
TWC Ep. 89: Stefan Fatsis
Tuesday, Oct. 7
4:30 p.m. EDT | 20:30 UTC
Tomorrow on #ThatWordChat: Nick Norlen, freelance writer and founder of “Paper Airplane.”
Vol. 1 includes:
- An “escape page” by Sandy Weisz and Lauren Hottinger
- A photo series from microscope slides to the James Webb Space Telescope
- Wordplay, puzzles, and coloring pages
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