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Who Smarted? - Educational Podcast for Kids

Who invented the Question Mark???

Who Smarted? - Educational Podcast for Kids

Atomic Entertainment Group LLC

Education For Kids, Kids & Family

4.43.8K Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2022

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

How did people read before punctuation? Where did the different punctuation marks come from? What are some of the craziest new punctuation marks? For free home activities sign-up at www.WhoSmarted.com

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, Smarty Pants and Smarty Families, trusty narrator here with a must-listen podcast I Know Your Love.

0:07.0

It's a show called Steam Daydream, made by our friends at National Children's Museum in Washington, D.C.

0:13.8

In the new season of their show, they investigate everyday mysteries like why bubbles around and where trash goes

0:21.0

to uncover the science, technology, engineering, art and math that explains the world around us.

0:27.9

Every episode is 20 minutes or less and features real life experts and curious kids like you.

0:34.6

You can follow the fun by searching Steam Daydream with National Children's Museum wherever you listen to podcasts.

0:41.7

Hello Smarty listeners, please take a moment and leave us a five-star Apple rating review.

0:46.7

It not only helps us grow the show, but we might also read your review on Who Smarted.

0:52.0

So do it now and don't forget, you can listen to Who Smarted Anywhere, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music,

1:00.2

including hands-free listening powered by Alexa on all Apple, Android and Echo devices.

1:05.2

Hey Smarty Pants, I'm in the library checking out some books.

1:12.0

I'm going to read two sentences out loud, see if you can tell the difference in what they mean.

1:17.2

Ready? Here we go. Did you eat children?

1:20.7

Did you eat children?

1:22.7

Hmm, you may have noticed the words in each of those sentences were exactly the same, but the meaning, not so much.

1:30.7

Here, listen again. Did you eat children? Did you eat children?

1:36.7

Yep, the first one sounds like you're asking the children if they've eaten yet.

1:41.7

Who wants me cake?

1:43.7

And the second one sounds like you're asking a giant if they ate any children.

1:47.7

See if I fall from it.

1:51.7

So if the words are exactly the same, how is it that there can be two totally different meanings?

1:57.7

Children being fed food versus children being food.

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