Beat the Band (Rebroadcast) - 23 April 2018

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A Way with Words

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🗓️ 24 April 2018

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Can language change bad behavior in crowded places? The Irish Railway system has launched an ad campaign to encourage passengers to be more generous at boarding time. For example, have you ever rummaged through your belongings or pretended to have an intense phone conversation in order to keep someone from grabbing the seat next to you? Then you’re busted — there’s a word for that! Also, one of America’s top experts on garage sales is looking for the right term for that kind of bargain-hunting. Is it garage-sailing? Yard-selling? Or something else? Plus, a Godfather-themed word game you can’t refuse. And conversational openers, see-saw vs. teeter-totter, “ledged out,” scartling, trade-last, and “beat the band.” 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	This episode is brought to you by Meta for Work.
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0:30.0	You're listening to a way with words to show about language and how we use it. I'm Grant Barrett and I'm Martha Barnett.
0:35.7	You know that feeling when you're on a plane or a train or a bus and other people or boarding and you're sitting there and you really really hope the
0:44.9	seat next to you doesn't get taken you know that feeling grants and do you have
0:50.4	little strategies or behaviors that you use to keep people off the sea?
0:55.0	They say to defend against some animals.
0:57.0	I make myself look big.
0:59.0	I put my arms akimboo, kind of like puff up a little bit, sit up straight, and people like, oh, I don't want to sit
1:05.5	next with that guy, he's hogging it.
1:07.7	That guy.
1:08.7	I try to look sweaty?
1:10.7	There are words for those kinds of behaviors.
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