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

How America Talks (Rebroadcast) - 15 June 2015

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

🗓️ 15 June 2015

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

For language lovers, it’s like New Year’s, Fourth of July, and the Super Bowl all rolled into one: The brand-new online edition of the Dictionary of American Regional English. Martha and Grant explain what all the fuss is about. Plus, the debate over that meal in a glass container: some call it a hot dish, while others say it’s a casserole. And just when did we start using the terms boyfriend and girlfriend? Also in this episode: painters and artists, vaping, chamber pots, the lucky phrase rabbit, rabbit, and a news quiz in limericks!  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

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0:04.3

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0:19.7

Lenovo.com slash Yoga. Limited time only terms and conditions apply. Engineered to do it all. That's a laptop evolved with Intel Evo Platform.

0:28.0

You're listening to Away with Words, the show about language and how we use it.

0:33.5

I'm Grant Barrett.

0:34.5

And I'm Martha Barnett.

0:36.2

Recently in the language world, something happened that might be described as the

0:40.3

Super Bowl, the Olympics, the 4th of July, New Year's years three scoops of ice cream and a new kitten all rolled into one

0:46.4

I know where you're going you know what I'm talking about I'm talking about the fact that the magnificent six volume dictionary of American regional English is now available online.

0:57.0

That's it's digital and searchable and it's awesome.

0:59.0

And sound clips.

1:01.0

I know sound clips. check this one out.

1:03.4

The hush puppies well that's

1:06.3

that's like ham and eggs eggs go with the ham.

1:08.8

Hush puppies go with fish. Hush puppies are made from cornmeal and onions, a little salt and you can put an egg in them.

1:18.0

And after you cook the fish, then you fry them in the deep grease that you fry the fish in.

1:25.0

Grant, that guy sounds just like my father's people.

1:28.0

I mean the hairs on the back of my neck stand up when I hear that kind of thing and the online version of this dictionary has

1:34.5

4,000 sound clips like that.

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