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135: Linguistic Illusions (with Dan Parker)

Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language. by Daniel Midgley

Apr 3, 202602:08:36Science & Medicine

"More people have listened to this episode than you have." Why does this sentence look so right, but feel so wrong? When your grammar says one thing, but your brain says another, you may have found a linguistic illusion....

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135: Linguistic Illusions (with Dan Parker) is an episode from Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language. by Daniel Midgley. "More people have listened to this episode than you have." Why does this sentence loo...

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Published Apr 3, 2026, 02:08:36 long, audio available.