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cover of episode Straight and Narrow - 16 June 2025
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John Chinesky
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Keith Chafee
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Martha Barnett
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Tim Lancelot: 我最喜欢的书的开头是彼得·本奇利的《大白鲨》，这句话至今记忆犹新：巨大的鱼在夜水中静静地移动，由新月形的尾巴的短扫推动。 Keith Chafee: 我最喜欢的书的开头是帕特里克·奈斯的《绝不放手》，这句话是：当你的狗学会说话时，你发现的第一件事是狗没什么可说的。 Grant Barrett: 如果我们的宠物会说话，我们可能不想听，因为我们怀疑它们没什么可说的。 Martha Barnett: 我想象我的狗熊总是看起来很担心，好像它在思考什么。

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English spelling is a hot mess, even for native speakers. But as a new book shows, would-be spelling reformers, including Benjamin Franklin and Theodore Roosevelt, eventually just gave up. Also, what do you call your fellow parent in front of the children? Do you use the same word when the kids aren't around? And: Baseball announcers may refer to a fastball as high cheese, but the reason has nothing to do with dairy products. Plus, "Mairzy Doats," straight and narrow vs. straightened arrow, a puzzle about sound switcheroos, cuando la rana crie pelos, a cute kid coinage, geehaw, quid, teknonomy, and books with great opening lines.

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