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

Put a Snap on the Grouch Bag - 28 July 2008

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

A Way with Words

Society & Culture, Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2008

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever eaten a Benedictine sandwich? Or savored a juicy pork steak? What’s a favorite dish you grew up with that may be mystifying to someone from another part of the country? Also, what does it mean to tell someone to “put a snap on the grouch bag”? 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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And I'm Martha Barnett. You know, any time that we talk about food on this show,

0:42.0

the emails and the phone calls come pouring in and

0:45.0

it's really amazing how names for different foods can vary from place to place and

0:50.4

how the name of a local specialty in your part of the country may be totally mystifying.

0:55.0

Oh yeah. Yeah, I mean, Grant, for example, would you know what Benedictine is?

1:00.0

No, is it a drink, like grenadine or something?

1:04.0

Well, yeah, Benedictine is the name of a green drink, but I grew up in Louisville eating

1:09.5

Benedictine sandwiches, which... What's all knows those well. It's like rutabaga and beets or something?

1:17.0

No, no it's it's a mixture of cucumbers and cream cheese and it's it's like one of those regional words that you grow up with and then you go someplace else in the country and you use it and people just look at you like you're nuts. I've mentioned Benedictine to somebody you, once I was an adult and living

1:33.8

someplace else and they had no idea what I was talking about. I've been there

1:37.7

before. You know, a lot of the conversations that I've had about food over the

1:41.0

years have been about barbecue.

1:44.0

Vinegar versus tomato, right?

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