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A PODCAST ABOUT LANGUAGE
BY HELEN ZALTZMAN

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Allusionist 131. Podlingual

February 25, 2021 The Allusionist

In their podcasts Mija and Moonface, Lory Martinez and James Kim create autobiographical fiction in multiple languages.

Allusionist special: Podcast Podcast

December 16, 2019 The Allusionist

Here’s a special episode about the word that brought us all together… aaand a lot of you hate it.

Allusionist 45: Eponyms II - Name That Disease

October 16, 2016 The Allusionist

If you love eponyms like Roman Mars loves eponyms, I'm afraid physician Isaac Siemens is here to deliver some bad news: medics are ditching them, in favour of terms that a) contain information about what the ailment actually is, and/or b) don't honour Nazi war criminals. Eponyms are controversial things.

Allusionist 37: Brand It

May 29, 2016 The Allusionist

Got a company or a product or a website you need to name? Well, be wary of the potential pitfalls: trademark disputes; pronounceability; being mistaken for a dead body...

Got a company or a product or a website you need to name? Well, be wary of the potential pitfalls: trademark disputes; pronounceability; being mistaken for a dead body...

Name developer Nancy Friedman explains how she helps companies find the right names, and why so many currently end in '-ify'.

Plus: The Allusionist's origin story, with Radiotopiskipper Roman Mars.