Rebecca Kruth
Weekend Host / ProducerRebecca Kruth is the host of Weekend Edition at Michigan Radio. She also co-hosts Michigan Radio’s weekly language podcast That’s What They Say with English professor Anne Curzan.
After earning degrees in English and American Studies from Michigan State University, Kruth began her radio career as a newsroom intern at WKAR in East Lansing. She completed additional news internships at WBEZ Chicago and KAJX Aspen.
Kruth first came to Michigan Radio in 2014 as a producer for Morning Edition. She served as a general assignment reporter and fill-in host before becoming the station’s full-time Weekend Edition host in 2016.
When she’s not on the airwaves, Kruth enjoys hiking, Korean food and hunting for vinyl records with her husband James. She’s also Bruce Springsteen’s number one fan.
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In regard to the use of “in regards to,” there has been some serious criticism, even though many people say it and write it. -
If we talk about a brand-new brand, both of those brands go back to fire.
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When you have a language podcast, you come across a lot of usages that make you think, “I would never say that.” A little research and a few contextual examples later, you might just change your mind.
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Democratic congresswoman Elissa Slotkin of Michigan says she'll seek the state's open Senate seat in 2024. Slotkin is the first high-profile candidate to run for the seat being vacated by longtime Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow.
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When we’re talking about a small book for teaching children to read, or really any short book that introduces a topic, there are two competing pronunciations of the word for that book.
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One jury is made up of multiple people, so when we talk about a jury, we could have the verb agree with the singularity of the noun’s grammar or the plurality of the noun’s meaning.
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The places one haunts are often not haunted, if "haunted" means there are ghosts or spirits there.
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In the age of the internet, if you don’t know the answer to something, you can just search it up online — even if your question is about the verb “search up.”
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If you prove something to be true, then it’s proven. Or is it proved?
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As language nerds are wont to do, they get curious about words like “wont” and its relationship with “want.”
