A Murmuration of Starlings - 12 December 2011

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🗓️ 12 December 2011

⏱️ 52 minutes

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If you’ve eaten crispy chicken, you might also have had jo-jo potatoes. Speaking of chicken, ever wonder why colonel isn’t pronounced KOH-loh-nell? Grant and Martha have the answers to those nagging little questions, like the difference between a turnpike and a highway and the rules on me versus I. Who’s behind eponyms in anatomy and why are doctors phasing them out? Plus, a newsy limerick challenge, dog breed mashups, pallets, a little Spanglish, and enough -ologies to fill a course catalog! Read full show notes, hear hundreds of free episodes, send your thoughts and questions, and learn more on the A Way with Words website: https://waywordradio.org/contact. Be a part of the show: call 1 (877) 929-9673 toll-free in the United States and Canada; worldwide, call or text/SMS +1 (619) 800-4443. Email words@waywordradio.org. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:45.2	dot org. You're listening to a way with words I'm Martha Barnett and I'm
0:49.3	Grant Barrett Martha how about a quiz? Bring it on.
0:53.0	All right, I knew you'd be game for this.
0:54.0	Okay.
0:55.0	And it plays to your strengths, and that's a clue on the answers, okay?
0:58.0	Ah, my strengths, which ones are the...
1:00.0	Your classical training.
1:01.0	We all know that theology is the study of God and religion, right?
1:04.3	Right, from the Greek for God.
1:06.3	Okay, but what is a L-E-T-H-I-O-L-E-T-H-I-O-L-G G Y, A L L E Theology.
1:15.0	I'm betting that's the study of truth from Greek Alethea.
1:20.0	Yeah, very good.
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