Hell For Leather (Rebroadcast) - 15 May 2017

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A Way with Words

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🗓️ 15 May 2017

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Victorian slang and a modern controversy over language and gender. In the early 1900’s, a door-knocker wasn’t just what visitors used to announce their arrival, it was a type of beard with a similar shape. And in the 21st century: Is it ever okay to call someone a lady? Or is woman always the better term? Plus, surprising stories behind some familiar car brands. Chances are you’ve been stopped in traffic behind a car named for an ancient Persian deity — or passed by an automobile that takes its name from a bilingual pun involving German and Latin. 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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0:33.2	I'm Grant Barrett.
0:34.2	And I'm Martha Barnett.
0:35.4	I'm having more fun lately with a 1909 volume called Passing English of the Victorian
0:42.0	era by Jay Redding Ware.
0:44.0	Oh, intriguing.
0:45.0	The thing that caught my eye was there was a dictionary entry there
0:50.0	that included musical notation.
0:52.0	Oh, interesting.
0:53.8	A treble cleft and a staff and notes.
0:56.4	It's this little time capsule of a particular expression that was used in those days and the
1:01.6	expression is, please mother open the door
1:06.7	why well the definition is expressed admiration of a passing girl, always said in a high monotone except door, which
1:16.1	is uttered in a minor falling third, and they actually write out the music for it, which is why I can
1:21.8	sing to you what men would say when young
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