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A Way with Words

Language Learning, Society & Culture, Education

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2017

⏱️ 52 minutes

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The months of September, October, November, and December take their names from Latin words meaning “seven,” “eight,” “nine,” and “ten.” So why don’t their names correspond to where they fall in the year? The answer lies in an earlier version of the Roman calendar. • The sweltering period called the “dog days” takes its name from the movements of a certain star. • A new book offers an insider’s view of the world of dictionary editing. 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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0:27.8	You're listening to a way with words to show about language and how we use it.
0:33.5	I'm Grant Barrett.
0:34.5	And I'm Martha Barnett.
0:36.0	Say you're making a sandwich and you're trying to open a jar of pickles,
0:40.0	but that top is screwed on really, really tight.
0:43.4	So what is the name of the item that you reach to get it open,
0:47.3	the item that's round and flat and thin and rubbery? What do you call that thing?
0:53.8	Oh, gripper.
0:54.8	Yeah.
0:55.8	I know there are other words for it.
0:56.8	There are lots of other words according to folks on our Facebook group.
1:01.4	Madeline Morrow from Gulfport, Mississippi wrote,
1:04.4	y'all know those usually rubber round things that are used to help open jar lids.
1:08.1	What does everyone call them?
1:09.5	And she always heard her mom call them a rubber husband.
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