All the Language That's Gone to the Dogs

KUAF | By Kyle Kellams

Published October 13, 2020 at 12:58 PM CDT

Our Militant Grammarian, Katherine Shurlds, examines how man's best friend has influenced how we speak. This segment originally aired on March 24, 2020.

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