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Moonbats and Wingnuts - 1 Dec. 2008

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

A Way with Words

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🗓️ 1 December 2008

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Moonbats and wingnuts and sleepovers, oh my! Martha and Grant discuss political slang making the rounds during this election year. Also: Is it duct tape or duck tape? And what are you supposed to put in a jockey box?  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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0:00.0

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you invest. This is a high-risk investment and you should not expect to be with Words on Grant Barrett.

0:37.0

And I'm Martha Barnett.

0:39.0

You know, these days it's impossible to turn on the radio without hearing people talk about politics.

0:44.0

So does this mean you're about to talk about politics?

0:47.0

As a matter of fact.

0:48.8

As a matter of fact, it does.

0:50.7

But of course what I want to talk about Grant is political language and I know your

0:54.4

lexicographer you follow this stuff. What are you seeing? What are you hearing?

0:58.0

Once you start tracking this stuff Martha you can't shake it. know, the guys who turn to the sports pages because they have

1:05.1

to see what last night scores were, they skip the whole rest of the paper, the world

1:08.8

could be on fire and they want to see it out of the Knicks did. I'm kind of that way with political language.

1:13.0

Well yeah, yeah, it's addictive.

1:15.0

One of the terms they came across which I really like because I like the fact that it's catching on is

1:19.5

sleepover.

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