Bump and Grind - 4 March 2013

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🗓️ 3 March 2013

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Remember a few years ago when Amazon introduced that mysterious device called a Kindle? People worried that electronic readers would replace traditional books. Turns out the death of the hardcover was greatly exaggerated. Also, the expression “bump and grind” doesn’t always mean what you think. Plus, the origin of jet black, the roots of fugacious, a game called Goin’ to Texas, and how to punctuate the term y’all. And is there anything express about espresso? 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 [email protected]. Twitter @wayword. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.8	You're listening to A Way 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	Remember when Amazon released its first Kindle?
0:38.2	It was November 2007, five years ago, and remember what that was like Grant they were big and bulky and
0:43.8	Oprah had one and there were sort of an excuse to start a conversation because if
0:47.3	you saw somebody reading one in public right he would go over and have a look
0:51.1	over their shoulder right well at the, some people fretted that printed books
0:55.0	would soon go the way of the quill pen,
0:57.0	and some people were even predicting that, say, by 2015,
1:00.0	traditional books would be gone forever.
1:02.0	But what research is showing is that hardcover books are
1:05.0	surprisingly resilient. And only 16% of Americans have actually purchased an e-book and
1:11.1	almost 60% say they have no interest at all in buying one.
1:15.1	So it sounds like the reports of the death of the book are greatly exaggerated.
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