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When Pigs Fly - 14 June 2021

2021/6/14
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A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over

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Don’t move my cheese! It’s a phrase middle managers use to talk about adapting to change in the workplace. Plus, the origin story of the name William, and why it’s Guillermo in Spanish. And a five-year-old poses a question that puzzles a lot of people: Why is the letter Q so often followed by a U? All that, and adynaton, an assonant quiz, do it up brownsalt of the earthhaven’t grown gills yetwooling, a silly joke about the number one, a poem about regret, and hide-and-seek calls, such as Ole Ole Olson all in free!

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/). Email [email protected]). Twitter @wayword). Our listener phone line 1 (877) 929-9673) is toll-free in the United States and Canada. Elsewhere in the world, call +1 (619) 800-4443); charges may apply. From anywhere, text/SMS +1 (619) 567-9673. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation.

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