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Roy Blount Jr. Slings Southern Slang (minicast) - 15 Oct. 2009

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

A Way with Words

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🗓️ 15 October 2009

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Humorist Roy Blount Jr. stops by to try his hand at a slang quiz specifically about Southernisms. Blount, who is president of the Authors Guild, also joined Grant for a wide-ranging conversation about such topics as the controversy over writers' rights and the Amazon Kindle 2. 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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Welcome to another mini-cast, I'm away with words. I'm Grant Barrett.

0:51.0

Humorist Roy Blunt Jr. joined us earlier this year to play our slang quiz.

0:56.0

I had great fun in trying to come up with some southernisms that might stump him.

1:00.1

Let's hear how he did.

1:02.2

And today we're welcoming a special guest to be our contestant,

1:04.8

he's Roy Blunt Jr.

1:06.7

Roy is a regular panelist on NPR's popular quiz show,

1:09.9

Wait, Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me.

1:11.3

And he's recently written, get this,

1:13.7

a book about language.

1:15.4

It's called Alphabet Juice.

1:17.0

Roy, welcome to Away With Words.

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