Do Me a Solid (Rebroadcast) - 21 December 2015

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A Way with Words

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🗓️ 21 December 2015

⏱️ 51 minutes

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What’s in YOUR spice rack? Say you’re cooking up a pot of chili, and you need to add more of that warm, earthy, powdered spice. Do you reach for a bottle of KOO-min? KYOO-min? Or are you going to add KUMM-in? The pronunciation given in dictionaries may surprise you. Also: some people have a problem with using the word issue instead of problem. And if you’re talking to a group of men and women, be careful about using the term you guys. Plus, sharp as a “marshmallow sandwich,” the phrase “of an evening,” what your paycheck has to do with salt, and tips for breaking bad grammar habits. 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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0:00.0	You're listening to Away With Words, the show about language and how we use it.
0:03.1	I'm Grant Barrett.
0:04.0	And I'm Martha Barnett.
0:05.4	Grant, your family likes Mexican food, right?
0:07.9	And sometimes you like to cook together.
0:09.7	Yes, please.
0:10.2	Right?
0:10.7	So let's suppose that you're making a big pot of chili.
0:14.9	Sure.
0:15.3	And you've decided that you need some more of that earthy brown powdered spice.
0:21.3	Yes.
0:22.0	And so you look to your wife and you say, honey, would you please hand me some?
0:27.0	Oh, no.
0:28.0	You're going to make me say it.
0:29.4	C-U-M-I-N.
0:30.9	Is that what you say?
0:31.9	No, I say cumin.
0:34.0	Cuman.
0:34.6	But I think there's a problem with that.
0:36.7	I've had a problem with that word all my life.
0:38.8	I think I've said it all different ways.
0:40.0	What do you say?
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