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A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over

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Excuse the Hogs (Rebroadcast) - 20 March 2023 53:45

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When a teenager went a week without talking as part of a school project, he noticed a surprising side effect: Instead of rehearsing a response to what other people were saying to him, he was focused on listening---and feeling smarter as a result. Plus, a flight attendant is irritated by a certain term she has to use frequently with passengers. Migh…

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By a Landslide - 13 March 2023 53:45

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How do you transform ancient Chinese script for use in the modern age? English uses a keyboard with just 26 letters, but the first Chinese typewriter looked like a small table under a huge disk with more than 4,000 characters. A new book chronicles the innovators who adapted the Chinese writing for use with modern technology. Plus, in poker, why is…

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All That and a Bag of Chips (Rebroadcast) - 6 March 2023 53:45

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We tend to take the index of a book for granted, but centuries ago, these helpful lists were viewed with suspicion. Some even worried that indexes would harm reading comprehension! A witty new book tells the story. Plus, the Latin term bona fides [BOHN-ah FYDZ] was adopted into English to mean "good faith" or "authentic credentials." But there's mo…

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Big Dog - 27 February 2023 53:45

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If you’re ever near a sundial, step closer and look for a message. Many sundials bear haunting, poetic inscriptions about the brevity of life. Plus, language development in toddlers: why and how little ones pick up the exclamation Uh-oh! And a new Japanese term for making the most of your time in the modern age: The Japanese word taipa comes from E…

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Familiar Strangers (Rebroadcast) - 20 February 2023 53:45

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If you take up texting and social media late in life, there’s a lot to learn! A twenty-something wants advice getting her dad up to speed on memes, Instagram, and animated images. Plus, when you’re on a long road trip, what do you call that one driver you keep passing on the freeway, or who sets the pace for your car mile after mile? Road buddy? So…

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A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over

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Hot Gossip - 13 February 2023 53:45

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Gossip goes by many names: the poop, the scoop, the lowdown, the dope, the scuttlebutt, the 411, the grapes, the gore, and hot tea. Plus, John Donne’s love poems are among the greatest in the English language, even as they’re famously difficult to unravel. A new biography hails the genius of the man who penned the phrases no man is an island and fo…

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A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over

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Word Hoard (Rebroadcast) - 6 February 2023 53:45

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Ever wonder what medieval England looked and sounded like? In Old English, the word hord meant "treasure" and your wordhord was the treasure of words locked up inside you. A delightful new book uses the language of that period to create a vivid look at everyday life. Plus, a shotgun house is long and narrow with no hallway — just one room leading i…

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A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over

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In the Ballpark - 30 January 2023 53:45

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Novelist Charles Dickens and the musician Prince were very different types of artists, but they also had a lot in common. A new book chronicling their extraordinary careers becomes a larger meditation on perfectionism and creativity itself. Plus, the military origins of the term ballpark estimate. And when two people say the same thing simultaneous…

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You Talk Like a Sausage (Rebroadcast) - 23 January 2023 53:45

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Do you refer to your dog or cat as “somebody”? As in: When you love somebody that much, you don’t mind if they slobber. In other words, is your pet a somebody or a something? Also, for centuries, there was little consistency in the way many English words were spelled. But long before the printing press helped to standardize spelling, powerful histo…

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Old College Try - 16 January 2023 53:45

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In just seconds, online text generators and chatbots can produce whole paragraphs of sophisticated prose. But what do advances in artificial intelligence mean for writers? What is lost and what’s gained when machine-writing replaces the work humans have always struggled to produce? Plus, the story behind the phrase the old college try. It goes back…

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A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over

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Pushing the Envelope (Rebroadcast) - 9 January 2023 53:45

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Sure, there’s winter, spring, summer, and fall. But the seasons in between have even more poetic names. In Alaska, greenup describes a sudden, dramatic burst of green after a long, dark winter. And there are many, many terms for a cold snap that follows the first taste of spring: blackberry winter, redbud winter, onion snow, and whippoorwill storm,…

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A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over

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Primary Colors (Rebroadcast) - 2 January 2023 53:45

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Centuries ago, monks who took a vow of silence developed their own hand signs, with hundreds of gestures, that are still in use today. Plus, how do speakers of different languages distinguish similar shades and tints of colors such as red, yellow, and blue? It's complicated! And: you don't really need those little rivets on your blue jeans, do you?…

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Deep-Fried Air (Rebroadcast) - 26 December 2022 53:45

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Eels, orts, and Wordle! Sweden awarded its most prestigious literary award to a book about…eels. The Book of Eels reveals the mysterious life cycle of this sea creature and its significance for famous figures from Aristotle to Sigmund Freud. Plus, what’s an ort? It’s the last bit of food left on a dinner plate — and whether or not you finish it can…

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Hosted by Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett. Produced by Stefanie Levine.

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Words Work at Microsoft Podcast, a podcast about about how Microsoft culture has evolved, starting with the way we talk

Jennifer Bost & Amy King

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Excuse the Hogs (Rebroadcast) - 20 March 2023 53:45

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By a Landslide - 13 March 2023 53:45

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All That and a Bag of Chips (Rebroadcast) - 6 March 2023 53:45

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Big Dog - 27 February 2023 53:45

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Familiar Strangers (Rebroadcast) - 20 February 2023 53:45

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Hot Gossip - 13 February 2023 53:45

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Word Hoard (Rebroadcast) - 6 February 2023 53:45

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In the Ballpark - 30 January 2023 53:45

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You Talk Like a Sausage (Rebroadcast) - 23 January 2023 53:45

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Old College Try - 16 January 2023 53:45

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Pushing the Envelope (Rebroadcast) - 9 January 2023 53:45

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Primary Colors (Rebroadcast) - 2 January 2023 53:45

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Deep-Fried Air (Rebroadcast) - 26 December 2022 53:45

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