Stars and Garters (Rebroadcast) - 31 December 2018

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

A Way with Words

Education, Language Learning, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2018

⏱️ 52 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Novelist Charles Dickens created many unforgettable characters, but he’s also responsible for coining or popularizing lots of words, like “flummox” and “butterfingers.” Also, the life’s work of slang lexicographer Jonathon Green is now available to anyone online. And, the art of accepting apologies. If a co-worker is habitually late but apologizes each time, what words can you use to accept their latest apology but also communicate that you never want it to happen again? 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 [email protected]. Twitter @wayword. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Everything is fuel for your creativity with the Lenovo Yoga laptop series.
0:04.3	From the people you meet to the creators you follow, it all comes together with
0:08.0	Lenovo Yoga.
0:09.0	Plus, you get a 50 pound travel voucher and a shot at winning an awesome trip to New York and a Motorola
0:14.6	razor 40 Ultra. Check out the Lenovo Yoga series with laptops made for creatives at
0:19.7	Lenovo.com slash Yoga. Limited time only terms and conditions apply.
0:23.8	Engineered to do it all. That's a laptop evolved with Intel Evo Platform.
0:27.8	You're listening to A Way With Words, the show about language and how we use it. I'm Grant Barrett and I'm Martha Barnett
0:35.6	Grant. I have three words that have something in common. I love you. No, what are they? I know. What are they? They are flummox butterfingers and the creeps.
0:47.0	Flummox, butterfingers, and the creeps. They were all coined by the same person.
0:54.0	How did you know? I guess I don't know who it is.
0:57.0	Are you serious?
0:58.0	Is it all?
0:59.0	I was going to give you the hint that they were all...
1:01.0	It's a baseball writer.
1:02.0	Well, no, no, no it's and and I shouldn't say
1:05.1	coined because we're not sure that they're coined but the first citation for them
1:09.9	is it Shakespeare it's not Shakespeare?
1:13.4	It's another author a little later.
1:16.3	I don't know.
1:17.3	Prolific dude in the Victorian.
1:20.3	Swift?
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from A Way with Words, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of A Way with Words and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.