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, the new podcast from Duo Lingo and 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 and Duo Lingo, this is Radio Lingo.

New episodes of Tuesdays on your favorite podcast apps.

This February 2022 and Valérie Ayerts is getting ready to go to work.

She ties her fuse and zips up her winter coat.

Now she's almost ready.

She just needs to add one final touch to her outfit.

Valérie heads for her dresser.

Valérie loves her braids with one of a kind embroidery.

And she's especially proud because she's the one who stitched the embroidery.

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