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

Put on the Dog (Rebroadcast) - 27 March 2023

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

A Way with Words

Language Learning, Society & Culture, Education

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Why isn’t “you’re welcome” the default response to “thank you” for everyone? Plus lies that kids tell, Philadelphia lawyer, cowbelly, skutch, mind-bottling vs. mind-boggling, tsundoku, infanticipating, noisy piece of cheese, a word game, and lots more. Read full show notes, hear hundreds of free episodes, send your thoughts and questions, and learn more on the A Way with Words website: https://waywordradio.org/contact. Be a part of the show: call 1 (877) 929-9673 toll-free in the United States and Canada; worldwide, call or text/SMS +1 (619) 800-4443. Email words@waywordradio.org. Twitter @wayword. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Looking for ways to use less fuel?

0:02.0

At SO, we can help.

0:03.6

Small changes we can make today

0:05.2

can start to help win the energy challenges we all face.

0:08.4

Like your choice of fuel,

0:09.9

making the fuel you buy go further

0:11.6

and even finding alternatives to using it in the first place.

0:15.2

We call this Thoughtful Driving.

0:17.6

The journey won't be easy,

0:18.9

but we want to start it with you.

0:20.9

Not what you're expecting to hear from a fuel company.

0:23.7

Well, at SO, we think it's time that changed.

0:26.3

Search SO Thoughtful Driving

0:27.9

for changes we can all start to make today.

0:30.1

You're listening to Away With Words,

0:31.6

the show about language and how we use it.

0:33.6

I'm Grant Barrett.

0:34.6

And I'm Martha Barnett.

0:36.0

It's not every day that I save a tweet

0:38.0

and come back to it again and again.

0:40.0

But I have one from a public service assistant

0:43.1

for the Toronto Public Library.

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