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

Jumped Up Bald-Headed - 11 November 2013

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

A Way with Words

Education, Language Learning, Society & Culture

4.62.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2013

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

What do your pronouns say about your own psychological makeup? If you use the word I a lot, does it mean you’re a leader . . . or a follower? A surprising study suggests that people of lower status in a group tend to use I the most. Also, a look at why businesses intentionally misspell the names of their products. Sometimes it’s a smart marketing strategy — and sometimes it’s a necessity. Plus, bunt vs. butt, Duck Duck Gray Duck vs. Duck Duck Goose, alumnae vs. alumni, the silent s in island, throwing a wobbly, and “Holy old jumping up baldheaded!” 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 [email protected]. 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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0:30.4

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.

0:36.0

Remember the first time that you saw a sign for the chain of toy stores called Toys R Us?

0:40.5

Toys R Us. Do you remember that, Grant?

0:42.0

The backward R. Yeah, the backward R, the misspelling, the colorful letters, yeah, the kids kind of

0:47.6

printing.

0:48.6

Ungrammatical.

0:49.6

Do you remember what you felt?

0:51.0

I remember feeling, what's wrong here? I was a kid. I wanted to go in and I wanted toys. Oh it attracted you. Yes. They had

0:58.9

stomper trucks in there. I wanted them so badly. I've been thinking about this sometimes it's called sensational spelling or

1:06.8

divergent spelling when companies specifically misspell something on

1:12.1

purpose and I guess it's to get your attention

1:14.9

but I'm just thinking more and more about how it makes me feel okay and I think it

1:20.2

makes me feel usually jarred and annoyed but some terms bother me more than others like

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