The Word Nerds is a podcast about language and language change. It has been published on the Internet since March 21, 2005. Originally published every week, it now appears once every two to three weeks.
Three language teachers, Dave Shepherd, Howard Shepherd, and Howard Chang, talk about nearly any topic you could imagine having to do with language. We are all native speakers of American English. Dave is a high-school German teacher, Howard S. teaches high-school English, and Howard C. teaches high-school Latin.
Dave and Howard S. are brothers who live about 350 miles apart. Dave and Howard C. are colleagues living in the same neighborhood who taught for two years in the same schools, and for three years in the same school district.
To add to the interesting mix, sometimes Dave’s wife Barbara, an arts education administrator, is also a Word Nerd.
Yes, there are two Howards and two Shepherds. Bill Van Hecke responded to our invitation and did a couple of Venn diagrams showing our relationships.
