Sour Pickle (Rebroadcast) - 25 July 2022

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A Way with Words

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🗓️ 25 July 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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You know that Yogi Berra quote about how Nobody ever comes here; it's too crowded? Actually, the first person to use this was actress Suzanne Ridgeway, who appeared in several movies with The Three Stooges. A new book shows that many well-known quotes were first spoken by women, but misattributed to more famous men. Also: a handy scientific word that should become mainstream: aliquot. And no, it's not a kind of hybrid fruit. Plus, an astronomical question: What's the collective noun for a group of black holes? A sink of black holes? A baffle? A vacancy? All that, plus Old Arthur, biffy, bowery, mikka bozu, Sauregurkenzeit, out of heart, vergüenza, and how to talk with children about a painful topic. 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.
0:31.0	You're listening to Away 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	On our Facebook group BC Cornish asks,
0:41.0	is there a phrase or word in English that conveys the idea of buying an object
0:46.0	and then using the object for a lesser purpose or an unintended purpose?
0:51.0	E.G. buying a treadmill and then using it to hang clothes.
0:55.0	And Grant, I don't know that there's one singular word for that kind of experience,
1:00.0	but it does remind me of a really cool Japanese expression that I came across just the other day,
1:06.0	which is Mika Bosu.
1:08.0	And Mika Bosu literally means three-day monk.
1:12.0	And it refers to the kind of person who starts an idea, you know,
1:17.0	they get all excited about something.
1:19.0	Maybe they buy a language app and they're going to become fluent in this or that language.
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