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

Anaheim, Asuza, and Cuck-a-monga (Rebroadcast) - 6 Dec. 2010

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

A Way with Words

Language Learning, Society & Culture, Education

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2010

⏱️ 52 minutes

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All aboard! This week, a bit about the musical language of railroad conductors’ calls: “Anaheim, Azusa, and Cu-ca-monga!” Also, the origin of the military slang term cumshaw, tips for learning Latin, the influence of Spanish immigrants on English, and the funny story behind why plain-talking Texans say, “We’re going to tell how the cow ate the cabbage.”  Hear hundreds of free episodes and learn more on the A Way with Words website: https://waywordradio.org. Be a part of the show: call or text 1 (877) 929-9673 toll-free in the United States and Canada; elsewhere in the world, call or text +1 619 800 4443. Send voice notes or messages via WhatsApp 16198004443. 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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I'm Martha Barnett

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and I'm Grant Barrett.

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You know Martha this past weekend I went to the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento. It's a great fun. It's the shape of a roundhouse, massive trains. And while I was there I was with the family and cousins and the like I heard

1:25.0

something that really just struck me as perfect. It's a kind of language that I

1:31.3

think is mostly gone now but I think most Americans will recognize

1:35.1

it. It's the sound of a train conductor calling out the stops for a train as you're boarding. He's listing off the cities that this train is going to visit

1:46.0

and then he tells you to climb aboard. But what happens is he says it in a particular way.

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