What language quirks make you squirm? For Helen Zaltzman, it's the way that Americans make the word "panini" plural.

What language quirks make you squirm? For Helen Zaltzman, it's the way that Americans make the word "panini" plural.

Helen Zaltzman is not someone you want to challenge on the definition of the word “nonplussed.” Or any other word, frankly.

Zaltzman has a medieval English degree from Oxford, so she knows a thing or two about language. Which is part of what makes The Allusionist  so entertaining. If you recoil at the word “irregardless,” this could be the show for you. Bonus: lots of British accents! Check out this episode about the inner workings of the dictionary.

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