This week, for the first time, we have a slate plus segment, an extra segment that you get

when you become a member.

Because frankly, you becoming a member helps me and the other podcasters and writers do the work

that we try to do.

And this is the thing about when you join Slate Plus.

You don't have to listen to the ads.

No more of that.

You have to subscribe to it at slate.com slash lexicon plus.

If you don't subscribe to Slate Plus from now on, there's going to be this whole other

segment of lexicon valley that only the initiated here.

So for example, this week, I'm going to do why words like important and certain are not

pronounced the way they're written.

A lot of you seem to think that those words are falling apart.

I understand what you mean.

I'm going to do it.

But you have to subscribe to Slate Plus to hear the solution plus, yes, the clips and

everything else.

But you only get it when you sign up for Slate Plus at slate.com slash lexicon plus.

Sign up now.

It's just $35 for the first year.

That's not much money.

$35 for the first year.

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