From New York City, this is Luxicon Valley, a podcast about language.

I'm John McWater and today we're going to do one of those shows where we take something

little, something insignificant and show how much there is in it as if we were looking

at a drop foot of water and seeing all the disgusting little creatures that are floating

around.

And where we're going to begin is with something like this.

This is Stephen Sahnheim's Into the Woods.

This is 1987.

I saw it in previews and here is the witch singing what's popularly known as the Witch's

Rapp from the first number and listen to some of these vegetables.

I had not heard of a rugola or rampion until then.

The foodie revolution hadn't happened to the extent that it would soon.

In 1987, nobody gave me any rugola when I was growing up.

That was my first time.

Or here's another example.

My Aunt Amy Olson says that this is the first time she heard the word ablutions.

This is a bit from Sweeney Todd.

Personal disorder cannot be ignored.

People there gentle proclivities.

Meaning no offense.

It happens they present it.

Ladies in the sense.

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