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

Hot Dog, Cold Turkey (Rebroadcast) - 10 June 2019

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

A Way with Words

Language Learning, Society & Culture, Education

4.62.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2019

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Why do we call a frankfurter a hot dog? It seems an unsettling 19th-century rumor is to blame. Also, if someone quits something abruptly, why do we say they quit cold turkey? This term’s roots may lie in the history of boxing. Plus, a transgender listener with nieces and nephews is looking for a gender-neutral term for the sibling of one’s parent. Finally, the words barber and doctor don’t necessarily mean what you think. They can both be weather words, referring to very different types of wind. 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

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0:30.0

You're listening to Away with Words, a show about language, and how we use it. I'm Grant Barrett.

0:35.0

And I'm Martha Barnett. Grant, I have a short list here of some words in a particular category,

0:40.0

and I wondered if you could guess what the category is.

0:43.0

Okay. All right.

0:45.0

Three terms.

0:46.0

Brick fielder, Simum, and Snoweater.

0:51.0

Let's see where your mind goes.

0:55.0

Rick Fielder, Samoome, and Snoweater. Hmm. Good question. The middle one doesn't sound like English to me.

1:02.0

Correct.

1:02.8

I don't know what it is.

1:04.4

Snow eater, what's a snow eater?

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