Erica Brozovsky
Sociolinguist and host of the PBS digital show Other Words who studies how people use language and how accents, spelling, and word choice change over time.
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Aug 8, 2025 • 35min
Who invented the English language?
Join sociolinguist Erica Brozovsky, host of PBS's Other Words, as she unravels the fascinating evolution of the English language. Discover how accents and silent letters emerged, and why spelling can be a mess. Erica shares the origins of our alphabet from ancient hieroglyphs and explains the quirky reasons behind words like 'cookie' vs. 'biscuit.' Learn why some plurals are strange and the magic of creating new words. Plus, Erica encourages kids that language is fluid, and they can help shape its future!
