Lexicon Valley No. 33: The End of Ambiguity

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🗓️ 9 December 2013

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo talk to linguist Arika Okrent about the most logical language ever invented. Show notes at www.slate.com/lexiconvalley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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