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

Baby's Breath (Rebroadcast) - 16 August 2021

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

🗓️ 16 August 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever googled your own name and found someone else who goes by the very same moniker? There’s a word for that: googleganger. Plus, the language of hobbyists and enthusiasts: If you’re a beekeeper, perhaps you call yourself a beek, and if you’re an Adult Fan of Lego you may refer to yourself as an AFOL. Also: what will you get if you order a bag of jo jos? In parts of the United States, you may just get a blank look — but in others, ask for some jo jos and you’ll get a bag of tasty fried potato wedges. Topping it off, a sunny-side-up puzzle, pulchritude, a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you, baby’s breath, synanthrope, antidisestablishmentarianism, believe you me, and you cannot cover the sun with a finger, and more. 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. Twitter @wayword. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

All right, I'm Jack Greenlich.

0:02.0

I think you can listen to music from relaxing to celebrating, to getting yourself prepared.

0:08.0

I like all sorts, honestly. I like hip-hop, R&B, and then house music as well.

0:13.0

So yeah, there's no guilt with pleasure as R&D.

0:15.0

Jack wears the Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra headphones, enjoying his favourite music,

0:20.0

with more immersive sounds than ever before.

0:23.0

Wow, the music's just everything, isn't it?

0:25.0

Get yours at Bose.co.uk.

0:27.0

Bose, sound is power.

0:30.0

You're listening to Away with Words, the show about language, and how we use it. I'm Grant Barrett.

0:34.0

And I'm Martha Burnett.

0:36.0

Grant, do you know what a beak is, bee-e-k?

0:39.0

I don't know. A bird watcher?

0:42.0

A different animal.

0:44.0

Bzzz watches zzzz.

0:46.0

Belling wheels.

0:48.0

Bees.

0:50.0

Bees.

0:51.0

Yeah.

0:52.0

Wait, so beekeeper?

0:53.0

Beekeepers call themselves beaks.

0:55.0

I just learned that.

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