Hector's Pup - 13 April 2015

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A Way with Words

Language Learning, Society & Culture, Education

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🗓️ 13 April 2015

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Sharing a secret language. Did you ever speak in gibberish with a childhood pal, adding extra syllables to words so the adults couldn’t understand what you were saying? Such wordplay isn’t just for kids–and it’s not just limited to English. Also, memory tricks to hold onto those slippery words you always forget. And, what do you call your warm, knitted cap? Is it a beanie, a tuque, a toboggan, or something else? The answer has everything to do with where you live. Plus “cutting a rusty,” foundering on cake, hone in vs. home in, “Jeezum Crow!,” and triboluminescence. 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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0:00.0	Every episode of A Way With Words is a labor of love made possible by your support.
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0:16.0	You're listening to a way with words, the show about language and how we use it.
0:18.9	I'm Grant Barrett.
0:19.8	And I'm Martha Barnett.
0:21.3	A couple of weeks ago, we had a call from a guy who wanted a term for his ex-wife's new husband.
0:27.6	Oh boy.
0:28.6	Remember that?
0:29.6	It was a polite term.
0:30.6	You know, I kept getting reminded for days on end because we kept getting emails and
0:34.4	tweets about it.
0:35.4	We did.
0:36.4	We did because we asked, right?
0:37.4	Yeah, we did.
0:38.4	They all had a really good relationship.
0:40.4	And so he wanted a positive cordial word for that.
0:44.0	And we heard from lots of listeners, I think far in away the suggestion that we heard most was husband-in-law.
0:50.0	Husband-in-law.
0:51.0	Yeah, which sounds very matter-of-fact, right? Right, I like that. We did hear some
0:56.5	suggestions for Step Husband and then some people looked to software and suggested
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