On the Ted Radio Hour, linguist Anne Curzan says she gets a lot of complaints about people using the pronoun they to refer to one person.

I sometimes get into arguments with people where they will say to me but it can't be

singular and I will say but it is.

The history behind words causing a lot of debate that's on the Ted Radio Hour from NPR. You're listening to Life Kit.

From NPR. Hey everyone, I'm Andy Taggle in for Mary El Segara. Today we're answering listener questions about the juiciest topic.

Crushing and crushing hard. We'll tackle the high highs. It's a perfect relationship that exists in your head.

It's the closest blend between fantasy and reality.

And the low lows.

Unrequited love is one of the most painful feelings.

That's Shan Bhudram.

She describes herself as a public facing sex and relationship expert.

You might have seen her on her lovers and friends podcast on YouTube or as an

intimacy expert on TV shows like Netflix is too hot to handle. She's bringing

years of crush experience to the table. I am somebody who affectionately refers to myself as boy crazy and I have

been from probably like five years old crushes on teachers I had crushes on TV members, I went through like the craziest of

crazed phase in my preteens that I had the posters.

I had a poster from this group called Imagine and I would sing to that

poster teacher by George Michael every single morning. Do you know what song that is? Like what?

This addition of Dear Life Kit, let's talk about crushes.

Today on the show, Shanways in about what to do when you just can't get that crush out of your head.

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