Think with Krys Boyd
Think with Krys Boyd: Like — literally the most misunderstood word
9/4/2025 | 47m 21s
Megan C. Reynolds talks about how one little word defines so much of modern speech today.
Grammar hounds might despise it, but “like” is both ubiquitous and necessary in our everyday speech. Megan C. Reynolds, editor at Dwell magazine and author of “Like: A History of the World’s Most Hated (and Misunderstood) Word.” She joins Krys Boyd to discuss one little word that defines so much of modern speech: like, from approval on social media to the way we all casually talk today,
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Think with Krys Boyd is a local public television program presented by KERA
Think with Krys Boyd
Think with Krys Boyd: Like — literally the most misunderstood word
9/4/2025 | 47m 21s
Grammar hounds might despise it, but “like” is both ubiquitous and necessary in our everyday speech. Megan C. Reynolds, editor at Dwell magazine and author of “Like: A History of the World’s Most Hated (and Misunderstood) Word.” She joins Krys Boyd to discuss one little word that defines so much of modern speech: like, from approval on social media to the way we all casually talk today,
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Think with Krys Boyd is a local public television program presented by KERA