Dust Bunnies (Rebroadcast) - 27 July 2015

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🗓️ 27 July 2015

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Is it cheating to say you’ve read a book if you only listened to it on tape? Over the centuries, the way we think about reading has changed a lot. There was a time, for example, when reading silently was considered strange. Plus, what do you call those soft rolls of dust that accumulate under the bed? Dust bunnies? Dust kitties? How about house moss? And the surprising backstory to every man’s favorite accessory—the cummerbund. Also: saucered and blowed, skinflint, sporty peppers, tips for proofreading, and the Great Chai Tea Debate. 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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0:27.8	You're listening to Away with Words, the show about language and how we use it.
0:33.5	I'm Grant Barrett.
0:35.5	Grant, you and I both listen to a lot of podcasts.
0:38.5	Lately, I've been trying to mix things up for myself a little bit.
0:41.8	I'm not listening so much to other radio shows, but I'm listening to
0:45.8	old Sherlock Holmes stories. You know, the Conan Doyle, I'm binge listening.
0:51.1	Binge listening. But you know what sometimes I still feel when I'm listening to
0:56.0	audio books that I'm I don't know cheating somehow. Yeah yeah it feels a tiny bit
1:01.8	transgressive you know like I'm not allowed to do it.
1:05.1	Do you know what I mean?
1:05.7	I do know what you mean.
1:06.5	Oh good.
1:07.5	I'm really, really absorbed.
1:09.4	I'm really loving listening this way.
1:12.3	But then, you know, if I tell somebody that I read the book
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