Cut to the Chase - 27 Dec. 2010

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A Way with Words

Language Learning, Society & Culture, Education

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2010

⏱️ 52 minutes

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This week: whether cotton-pickin’ is racist, unintentionally funny headlines, whether enormity can simply mean “enormous,” how a person can be “such a pill,” and pandiculation. “It’s good stuff, Maynard!” Hear hundreds of free episodes and learn more on the A Way with Words website: https://waywordradio.org. Be a part of the show: call or text 1 (877) 929-9673 toll-free in the United States and Canada; elsewhere in the world, call or text +1 619 800 4443. Send voice notes or messages via WhatsApp 16198004443. Email words@waywordradio.org. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:48.4	question or share your story.
0:50.6	On with the show.
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1:06.9	You're listening to Away With Words, the show about words, and how we use them.
1:10.7	I'm Grant Barrett.
1:11.6	And I'm Martha Barnett.
1:13.0	Each week we take your questions about language.
1:15.6	You can ask us about word origins, old family sayings, pesky points of grammar, even slang.
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1:34.9	Hi, Grant Martha. This is Karen. I'm calling from San Diego.
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