Rebecca Kruth
Rebecca Kruth is a reporter interning with Aspen Public Radio over the summer of 2013. Originally from Eaton Rapids, Michigan, Rebecca is thrilled to be spending her summer making radio in the mountains. Though she's always been a public radio fan, Rebecca explored several other career paths including teaching high school English before making her way to the airwaves. During her graduate studies at Michigan State University, Rebecca decided radio was where she needed to be and squeezed some journalism courses into her American Studies degree program. After graduation, she snagged internships on the news desk at WKAR, East Lansing and the arts and culture desk at WBEZ, Chicago. When she's not chasing stories, Rebecca enjoys cycling, photography, listening to This American Life and wandering around the country with her husband, James.
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We get tons of great questions about language from our listeners. The problem is we only get to answer one or two per week. This week, we're doing...
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In writing, punctuation makes it easy to see when the writer is quoting someone else. What's interesting is that we've figured out a way to incorporate...
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Some of us can't resist muttering or shouting our language's strongest words in moments of anger, pain or shock. However, we also realize there are...
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It appears that as of today, there isn't much concern about the phrase "as of." Perhaps that's because it's such a simple phrase. Two words, two letters...
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Recently, English Professor Anne Curzan was giving a talk in Washington about reduplication. In reduplication, a form is repeated in a straightforward...
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Talking about the weather can be about so much more than sunny days and stormy nights. Last week, we talked about the subtle routines we follow when...
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Even when it comes to the most interesting conversations, there's usually a routine to how they start and how they end. Think of how your conversations...
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Among the many odd things about standard varieties of English is the “s” at the end of “knocks” as in “She knocks on the door.” If you were to change ...
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If your life is in shambles, you probably have bigger things to worry about than grammar. This week's topic comes from a listener who wanted to know the...
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A few weeks ago on Reddit, someone posted a clip from the Ellen Degeneres Show. The guest was Candice Payne, the Chicago woman who rented hotel rooms...