Then came an audiobook to shiver my timbers. Suddenly, I heard of “clabberd” houses, stopping mid-walk to adjust my ear-buds.

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And I think we’re in a position to do that. “It’s weird… you presenting that question the way you did, like even using the word 'end’ I thought, oh, my God… no one has ever talked about that!” Phil ...

Did early humans have rules for how words could be strung together? What impact did this have on their brains and behaviour?

Katy Steinmetz is a creative director at Catchword, a naming agency based in Oakland, California, and former San Francisco bureau chief for Time.