Lousy with Diamonds - 11 June 2012

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A Way with Words

Society & Culture, Language Learning, Education

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🗓️ 11 June 2012

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Can children adopted from other countries easily re-learn their native languages as adults? And if you’re invited to an old-fashioned pound party, what should you bring? Also, regional names for those wheeled contraptions you use at the grocery, summer reading recommendations, and a breed of cat that’s supposed to bring you riches and good luck. Plus, the Tour de Franzia (as in boxed wine), police slang from the 1940’s, mnemonics, and a breed of cat that brings good luck and riches! 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. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.9	You're listening to Away with Words. I'm Grant Barrett. And I'm Martha Barnett. Grant, I have
0:34.7	something I'd like to share with you. Yes, please. Martha never ever makes ornery noises in church.
0:40.8	I should hope not.
0:42.3	What would her father say?
0:44.4	What is that?
0:45.7	Well, let me try another one.
0:47.9	Make new epiphanies merrily, only never include cupcakes.
0:52.4	You'll never be a Hallmark card writer.
0:56.3	Darren, that's why I lost that job.
0:59.6	What are those?
1:00.7	Those are nymonics.
1:02.9	They're mnemonics for how to spell the word mnemonic.
1:07.5	Do you need that?
1:09.1	I used to.
1:10.5	A mnemonic is a formula for remembering something like Roy G. Biv for the colors of the rainbow, right?
1:17.6	And it's an oddly spelled word, you know, M-N-E-M-O-N-I-C.
1:23.8	Anyway, I was thinking about mnemonics recently because I saw one on Facebook the other day that impressed me so much.
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