# 74: Mailbag of Go

An episode of [Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/436133392), 25 Apr 2023, 1 h 09 min.

Audio: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/talkthetalk/74_Mailbag_of_Go.mp3?dest-id=897956

We're going deep into our Mailbag, and we're going to answer all your questions. • Why do we say "here you go" when we give something to someone? • Why can we reduce something to /sʌmʔ/? • The thing is is, there are two IS there. Why? • Some contractions seem to've appeared, and they look strange in writing. What other ones're out there?

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