Brand Spanking New - 18 December 2017

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A Way with Words

Language Learning, Society & Culture, Education

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2017

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Take a look back at some notable words and phrases from 2017: Remember path of totality? How about milkshake duck? Also, a committee has to choose a new mascot for a school’s sports teams. They want to call them the Knights, as in the fighters in shining armor. But is the word knight gender-neutral? • A Spanish-speaking man tries in vain to correct peoples’ mispronunciation of his first name. But should he bother? • Also, daylighting, a grammagram, an anagram, serendipity, fidget spinner, sports dictionaries, and brand spanking new. 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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0:18.8	Thank you for being a part of Away With Words.
0:21.8	You're listening to A Way With Words,
0:23.6	the show about language, and how we use it.
0:25.6	I'm Martha Barnett.
0:26.8	And I'm Grant Barrett.
0:27.8	Every year about this time, I put together my words of the year.
0:31.8	Oh, yes.
0:32.4	So I've got a words of the year. Oh yes, I can't wait.
0:33.0	So I've got a couple for you today.
0:35.0	They kind of represent 2017,
0:36.0	but I've done something different this year.
0:38.0	I decided to ignore the political words.
0:40.0	Thank you.
0:41.0	Well, I feel like they're getting all the press and attention they need in other quarters
0:45.0	so I picked two out that I think still represent 2017
0:49.0	but they're not politically related.
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