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cover of episode Smack Dab - 24 February 2025
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Grant Barrett: 我们收到很多邮件和电话，讲述家庭成员为纸巾筒或其声音创造的独特名称。这体现了语言的创造性和家庭内部的文化传承。 Martha Barnett: 许多家庭都为空的卫生纸卷筒创造了独特的名称，并赋予其不同的用途，例如敲打头部或作为乐器。这些名称和用途体现了家庭成员的创造力和想象力，也反映了家庭内部的独特文化。 Kendall Thurman: 我和我的妻子来自不同的文化背景，我们的语言习惯有所融合，这体现了语言的灵活性和适应性。在日常生活中，我们会创造一些新的词语，或者使用一些非标准的语言表达方式，这反映了语言的动态性和变化性。

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A flashlight emits a steady beam of light. So what's the flash part of that word about? The earliest flashlights lit up only briefly before the batteries gave out. Also, if you're a Nervous Nellie, you're skittish and indecisive--both characteristics of an American politician who earned that nickname in the 1920s. And, rhinestone: The name of this sparkly fake gem has a history that involves a famous river in Europe. Plus, the many names for toilet paper rolls, pull a seam, a puzzle all about the word it, a blessing and a curse, hitten vs. hit, idea vs. ideal, shaving yak hair vs. shaving gnat hair, Daylo, knocking something galley-west, the evolving meaning of dab, and the role of cultural context in learning languages. All of which you should listen to right smack now.

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