Scooter Pooting (Rebroadcast) - 4 July 2022

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🗓️ 4 July 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Old. Elderly. Senior. Why are we so uncomfortable when we talk about reaching a certain point in life? An 82-year-old seeks a more positive term to describe how she feels about her age. And: a linguist helps solve a famous kidnapping case, using the vocabulary and spelling in a ransom note. Plus, old library books often contain inscriptions and other notes scribbled in the margins. A new book details an effort to reveal and preserve this "shadow archive" of the relationship between readers and the books they love. Plus, bus bunching, devil strip, fiddlesticks, scooter pooping vs. scooter-tooting, too clever by half, knucklehead, passenger, along with bet and bet bet and bet bet bet. We're not selling wolf tickets! 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

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Martha with a quick word for our listeners in Vermont.
0:05.0	I'll be speaking at the Brooks Memorial Library on Wednesday, October 4th at 7 p.m.
0:10.0	I hope you'll bring your questions about language and your recommendations for the best
0:15.0	maple creamies and the best cider donuts in town.
0:18.0	That's Wednesday, October 4th at 7 p.m. at the Brooks Memorial Library.
0:23.0	The event is free, but you must register to attend.
0:26.0	Go to BrooksLibraryvt.org for details.
0:29.0	Hope to see you there.
0:32.0	You're listening to A Way With Words, the show about language and how we use it.
0:35.0	I'm Grant Barrett.
0:36.0	And I'm Martha Barnett.
0:38.0	You've probably had this experience.
0:40.0	You're waiting for a bus, and you keep waiting, and you keep waiting,
0:44.0	and other buses go past that aren't going to the destination that you want,
0:48.0	and you keep waiting, and then three buses show up,
0:51.0	and they're all going to the same place you were planning to go.
0:54.0	Yes, thank you, New York City, and TA.
0:57.0	It should always seem to be the problem there.
1:00.0	Well, did you know that there's a term for this?
1:04.0	It's a bunching, or something, isn't it?
1:06.0	That's it.
1:07.0	I should have known that you would know the transportation jargon.
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