Have you ever wondered… -­‐ why you can say ‘fan-­‐f***in’-­‐tastic’ and not ‘fanta-­‐f***in’-­‐stic’? -­‐ why something can be spicy or spicy spicy?
-­‐ where fandom names like Whovians, Beliebers, Swifties, and Potterheads come from? -­‐ why ‘literally’ now means both ‘literally’ and ‘figuratively’? -­‐ why we can’t agree on how to pronounce ‘Doge’? This class counts toward upper-­‐division credit for Linguistics and English Majors and Minors! Instructor contact info: Megan Figueroa [email protected]