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A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over

Get Your Nickels Together for a Jitney Supper (Rebroadcast) - 6 June 2011

A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over

A Way with Words

Language Learning, Society & Culture, Education

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2011

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Anagrams, rebuses, cryptograms — Martha and Grant swap stories about the games that first made them realize that playing with words and letters can be fun. Also this week, what’s a jitney supper and where do you eat graveyard stew? The hosts explain the origin of the term hang fire and why Alaskans sound like they’re from the Midwest, and take on a debate about whether an egregious falsehood is a bald-faced lie or a bold-faced lie. 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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0:41.9

And you can still find us online at wayward Radio.org and you can still find this online at wayward radio.org.

0:46.0

You're listening to a way with words.'m Grant Barrett. And I'm Martha Barnett.

0:55.4

When I was very young I happened across a copy of Reader's Digest and I saw something

1:01.2

absolutely mystifying.

1:03.0

On two facing pages there were all these little line drawings

1:06.4

and under all those were these seemingly unrelated capital letters

1:10.1

separated by spaces.

1:11.6

The first row of letters read F-U-N-E-X. Fun-X, few-x, what in the world? And right above

1:19.4

those letters was a line drawing of a little old man sitting in a restaurant talking to the waiter.

1:24.6

But what was the connection?

1:26.2

I puzzled over this for a long time and then I finally realized that if you sound out those

1:30.2

letters individually and if you sound like a little old man then f-U-N-E-X is if you any eggs?

1:38.0

The guy wanted breakfast.

1:41.0

Have you any eggs?

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