Language supposedly has all these rules.

Most of us never have to think about those rules, but the hidden hand of language guides

nearly every interaction we have with other people, determining whether we connect, entertain,

confuse, insult, or dazzle the people we communicate with.

In Radio Lingo, the new podcast from Duo Lingo and Crooked Media, we explore how language

shapes our world and how our world shapes language.

I'm Amadella Yuckwer.

I'm an audio journalist and James Beard Award winning writer.

I am an awe-void language.

It's complexity and it's simplicity.

The way we can use it to create both distance and understanding.

I'm going to be your guide.

Join us as we take you on a linguistic journey.

From Crooked Media and Duo Lingo, this is Radio Lingo.

New episodes of Tuesdays on your favorite podcast apps.

It's 5 o'clock in the afternoon in Santiago, Chile, and Calu Downey is getting ready to

have a Chilean-style tea time called La Onze.

En Chile, la onze es el nombre de la merienda.

Se toma la tarde entre la cinco y la siete.

Tiene tres elementos, algo caliente para beber, algo dulce para comer, y algo salado

también para comer.

Calu is with her friend Renata Tésar.

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