Language supposedly has all these rules.

Most of us never have to think about those rules, but the hidden hand of language guides

nearly every interaction we have with other people, determining whether we connect, entertain,

confuse, insult, or dazzle the people we communicate with.

In Radio Lingo, a new podcast from Duo Lingo in Crooked Media, we explore how language shapes

our world and how our world shapes language.

I'm Amadella Yuckbure.

I'm an audio journalist and James Beard Award winning writer.

I am an awe-void language.

It's complexity and it's simplicity.

The way we can use it to create both distance and understanding.

I'm going to be your guide.

Join us as we take you on a linguistic journey.

From Crooked Media in Duo Lingo, this is Radio Lingo.

New episodes out Tuesdays on your favorite podcast apps.

When I arrived at the event, I confirmed that everything was true.

My book was not there.

It was the only thing I needed.

There were other books, but the place where my book was most precious was completely empty.

Alvaro confirmed it with his own eyes.

His most precious book, a first edition copy of the landmark 20th Century novel,

100 years of solitude, has been stolen.

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