Love Bites (Rebroadcast) - 2 May 2022

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🗓️ 2 May 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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The word filibuster has a long and colorful history, going back to the days when pirates roamed the high seas. Today it refers to hijacking a piece of legislation. Plus, the language of yoga teachers: When doing a guided meditation, you may hear your instructor speaking in a kind of continuous present, with phrases like sitting comfortably and breathing deeply instead of simple imperatives to sit comfortably and breathe deeply. These are participles with a purpose, and linguists have a term for it: the politeness progressive. Finally, why can’t you have your cake and eat it, too? Also: Book it!, the language of falconry, acronames, how to pronounce brooch, broach the subject, at loggerheads, a brain-teasing game for science fans and another one for gardeners, the many meanings of hickey, and more. And hey, don’t go visiting with one arm as long as the other! 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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0:27.6	You're listening to away with words that show about language and how we use it. I'm Grant
0:31.8	Barrett. And I'm Martha Barnett. On our Facebook group, a lot of us have been having fun with
0:37.4	a game that was started by member Kelly D. Guess. And she asked, what does your garden grow?
0:44.6	And then she gave some examples of different professions like a veterinarian might plant
0:49.8	dogwood and catnip. So what does your garden grow? That was the question and it led Grant
0:55.5	to a regular pun fest. Oh, boy. So the makeup artist plants tulips? Yep. Let's see. What
1:03.9	is the gardener plant? Oh, that's a tough one. I don't know, but I think the gardener is
1:12.5	very handsome. He's quite a rake. What is the plumber plant? Well, that was easy. We
1:20.3	know that leaks. Right. Leaks. Leaks. The jeweler. The jeweler plants. Oh, think about
1:30.5	how much a diamond weighs. Oh, carrots, of course. That makes a lot of sense. What about
1:36.2	the ophthalmologist? I don't know. What is the ophthalmologist plant in her garden?
1:42.5	Iroses. Of course. And one more medical professional. This one's my favorite. What did the nurse
1:52.8	plant? Naval oranges. I don't know. I guess it could be blood oranges. Blood oranges. How about
2:02.4	the nurse planted IV? Oh, yeah. Of course she did. Wonderful. We know you're creative and you've
2:12.2	got a lot of these already coming to mind. What did a person of a certain profession plant
2:16.8	in their garden? Let us know the pun you come up with 877-929-6773 or tell us on Twitter
2:23.7	at w-a-y-w-o-r-d. Hello, you have a way with words. Hello, so glad to be here. My name is
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