Picklebacks and Mountweazels (rebroadcast) - 12 July 2010

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🗓️ 12 July 2010

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Martha and Grant talk about phrases you love to hate, like “Do you mind if I put you on hold?” They also talk about mountweazels, jakey bums, picklebacks, and step-ins. And which is the proper term: mothers-in-law or mother-in-laws? 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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0:57.0	You're listening to Away with Words.
0:58.9	I'm Grant Barrett.
0:59.8	And I'm Martha Barnett.
1:01.3	Some words and phrases you just love to hate.
1:05.6	How about, do you mind if I put you on hold?
1:07.9	I mean, of course I mind.
1:09.6	Or how about this one?
1:10.8	Your call is important to us.
1:12.7	No, it's not. If you really cared, I wouldn't be on hold. And Grant, I think this is the one that
1:17.8	really gets my goat. How about this is a courtesy call? I mean, how courteous is it to call me during
1:24.6	dinner? To interrupt at all, actually. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
1:28.8	And it's not just the word sometimes, but it's the voice, right?
1:32.8	You call is important to us.
1:35.0	That woman, that one voice.
1:38.9	Yeah, there's something so condescending and smirmy and oily about it.
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