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Something Rhymes with Purple

Sony Music

Comedy, Arts, Education

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Do you know your Bournes from your Burghs, your Casters from your Chesters, your Kils from your Kirks? This week we’re having another look at place names and the fascinating stories behind some of our nationally treasured locations. Gyles and Susie tell us why Plymouth Hoe is not a misogynistic slur, why the God Thor never visits The Devil’s Punch Bowl and and where the oxen used to cross the river. Plus a hair-raising story from Halifax and a cry for compassion from Durham and Cornwall! Susie's trio: Quignogs- ridiculous ideas or conceits Finnying- timid or fearful Nickerers- new shoes that creak A Somethin’ Else production If you would like to get in touch with Gyles and Susie with any questions, please email [email protected]. Our fabulous new range of merchandise is now live at https://kontraband.shop/collections/something-rhymes-with-purple PLUS for this first week we are giving you 10% off all items if you use the code purple2021. So whether you’re buying a treat for yourself or a gift for a Purple loved one then now is the time to do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:26.9	Slack.com slash DHQ. Jane loved crisps. She ate them for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
0:35.6	Even at fancy-pants restaurants. Your crisps, madam. Years went by, but then crisps stopped
0:41.2	doing it for her. They got her thrown out of cinemas. And were forever in the bedsheets.
0:48.1	crisps. They're kind of like your current account. Just because they were good ones doesn't
0:54.0	mean you have to stick with them forever. Maybe it's time to switch with the current account
0:58.6	switch service.
1:00.4	Hello, welcome again to Something Rhymes with Purple. Or if you're joining us for the first
1:13.3	time, a very warm welcome to Something Rhymes with Purple. This is a podcast where each
1:18.1	week Susie Dent and I meet and we talk about words and language. Well, Susie, how have
1:26.2	you been this week? Have you had a wordy week?
1:29.2	I always have a wordy week, you know me. To my own shock and horror, I'd actually embarked
1:33.5	on a new book, I'm sworn, that I wouldn't do another one for a while. But actually, I'm
1:37.7	really enjoying it. I won't tell you too much about it yet in case it all goes horribly
1:40.7	wrong. But it's fun, so I've kind of got into this
1:42.7	wing of things. How about you?
1:44.2	Well, it's good to have a discipline. I mean, in these lockdown days, one could go a bit
1:48.6	loopy if it weren't for actually having some order to the day. So I'm writing a new book
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