You Sound Old - 31 October 2011

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A Way with Words

Education, Language Learning, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 31 October 2011

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Ever drop a reference that just makes you sound, well, of a certain age? Grant and Martha discuss language that’s lost on other generations. Why is the entree the main course? Shouldn’t it come first? And why is the letter k silent in “knot” and “knight”? Plus, the right way to say “the,” a remedy for the superstition of splitting the pole, names for the toes straight from Mother Goose, the difference between finished and done, and a special word quiz for all you zombie fans! 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]. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:41.9	And you can still find us online at wayward radio.org.
0:46.5	You're listening to Away With Words. I'm Grant Barrett.
0:48.9	And I'm Martha Barnett.
0:50.4	There's a scene in the new movie 50-50.
0:53.5	The film is part comedy and part drama, and it's about a young man with cancer.
0:59.1	Adam is about 30-something, and he's just been diagnosed, and on the advice of his doctor, he goes to a psychologist.
1:05.7	Now, he's expecting to find the stereotypical guy in his 60s Tweed jacket, maybe smoking a pipe.
1:12.7	But of course, the psychologist turns out to be this very young, very attractive woman.
1:16.9	And here's what happens next.
1:19.3	Sorry, if you don't mind, how will you...
1:23.3	Um, 24?
1:24.3	You're 24. Wow. So what are you like, Doogie Hauser or something?
1:28.4	Who? Dugie Hauser or something? Who?
1:29.9	Doogie Hauser, a teenage doctor.
1:32.5	Does he work here?
1:33.2	No, no.
1:37.1	Grant, I totally identified with this poor guy.
1:40.4	You use a word or a phrase and you get this blank look and you realize, oh my gosh, my
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