TWTS: "Proactive" gets a reaction in advance

11.9.2026

That's What They Say

0:00

5:27

While people may agree that being proactive is a positive trait, the word proactive can elicit some very negative reactions, so to speak.

Weitere Episoden von „That's What They Say“

TWTS: When a wave becomes a tsunami
6.11.2026
5:13
The midterm election coverage was inundated with talk of not just waves but potential tsunamis, none of which, of course, involved an inundation of water.
TWTS: A phrase made from "scratch"
30.10.2026
5:24
Cookies or bread made from scratch sound great, and raise the question of what the scratch is.
Verpasse keine Episode von “That's What They Say” und abonniere ihn in der kostenlosen GetPodcast App.
TWTS: A healthy dose of healthy language
23.10.2026
5:05
We can be healthy and eating an apple seems clearly healthy, and then there’s the healthy dose of salt, which may not be healthy at all.
TWTS: When "f" and "v" were sort of one
16.10.2026
5:12
If you know how the sound ‘f’ worked in Old English, it suddenly isn’t mysterious why the noun "leaf" with an "f" turns into "leaves" with a "v" when you make it plural
TWTS: Why no one is "gonna Pittsburgh"
9.10.2026
5:15
If I say I’m gonna do it, I don’t necessarily mean I’m headed out the door right now to do it.
TWTS: Dictionaries get glow-ups too
2.10.2026
5:13
The New York Times announced that the Merriam-Webster Dictionary “is wordsmaxxing” and NBC News described it as a “glow-up” of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
TWTS: The same, just more exact
25.9.2026
5:10
Concerns about redundancy are back this week. It's the exact same thing we’ve talked about before, but this time about the expression "exact same."
TWTS: Fore! It's a lightning round
20.9.2026
5:19
This may be one of the only times that throw pillows, golf, and curling all get wrapped into the same discussion.
TWTS: "Proactive" gets a reaction in advance
11.9.2026
5:27
While people may agree that being proactive is a positive trait, the word proactive can elicit some very negative reactions, so to speak.
TWTS: Cat chasing pixies? There's a word for that
4.9.2026
5:42
Is your cat running around in circles? Be advised, that kitty might be pixilated.

Weitere Episoden

Hol dir die ganze Welt der Podcasts mit der kostenlosen GetPodcast App.

Abonniere alle deine Lieblingspodcasts, höre Episoden auch offline und erhalte passende Empfehlungen für Podcasts, die dich wirklich interessieren.

Ein Unternehmen von

TWTS: "Proactive" gets a reaction in advance

That's What They Say

Weitere Episoden von „That's What They Say“

TWTS: When a wave becomes a tsunami

TWTS: A phrase made from "scratch"

TWTS: A healthy dose of healthy language

TWTS: When "f" and "v" were sort of one

TWTS: Why no one is "gonna Pittsburgh"

TWTS: Dictionaries get glow-ups too

TWTS: The same, just more exact

TWTS: Fore! It's a lightning round

TWTS: "Proactive" gets a reaction in advance

TWTS: Cat chasing pixies? There's a word for that