Brown as a Berry (Rebroadcast) - 17 August 2015

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🗓️ 17 August 2015

⏱️ 52 minutes

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It used to be that you called any mixed-breed dog a mutt. But at today's dog parks, you're just as likely to run into schnugs, bassadors, and dalmadoodles. Also, if someone has a suntan, you might say he's brown as a berry. But then, when's the last time you saw a berry that was brown? The story behind this phrase goes all the way back to Chaucer. And do you want your doctor practicing preventive medicine—or preventative? Plus, at bay, buy the farm, hand-running, all intents and purposes vs. all intensive purposes, silly Bible jokes, and hilariously useless lines from foreign language phrasebooks. 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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0:28.0	You're listening to Away with Words, the show about language and how we use it.
0:33.2	I'm Grant Barrett.
0:34.2	And I'm Martha Barnett.
0:35.2	Grant, we've been getting a lot of email from listeners lately that contains a lot of words
0:40.1	that I didn't know.
0:42.3	And I've grouped some of them together and I want to see if you can guess what group of words they belong.
0:48.0	Here are the words, three words, Bassador, Shnug, got any ideas yet?
0:56.4	Oh, I know how they're related?
0:57.8	Yeah.
0:58.7	Ambassador Shnug.
1:01.4	And Dalma Doodle. Oh, these are all dog breeds. Yes. Oh, okay.
1:07.4	Shnug is a Schnauzer and a pug. Bassidor is a Basset Hound and a Labrador.
1:12.8	Yep.
1:13.3	And then what's the last one?
1:14.8	Dalma-Doodle.
1:15.6	Dalmatian and a poodle.
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