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cover of episode Holy Toledo - 10 February 2025
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Chris Milne
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Dale Dozier
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Debbie
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Grant Barrett
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John Chinesky
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Marcia Berenson
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Martha Barnett
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Sylvia
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Tori
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Grant Barrett: 我从Alex Riggle那里学习了一个新词——anapodoton，这是一个修辞学术语，指的是谚语或俗语的前半部分，因为听者已经知道后半部分，所以不必再说出来，例如“birds of a feather”和“when in Rome”。这个词语也存在于其他语言中，例如日语和汉语。 Martha Barnett: 我同意Grant的观点，anapodoton是一个很有趣的词语，它体现了语言表达的多样性和简洁性。我们鼓励听众分享他们发现的新词语。 Dallas Hyde: 我对习语“Holy Toledo”感到困惑，我不理解为什么用Toledo这个词。 Grant Barrett: “Holy Toledo”中的“Toledo”指的是西班牙的托莱多，而不是俄亥俄州的托莱多。西班牙托莱多自1085年以来一直是伊斯兰教和基督教的宗教中心，拥有悠久的历史和文化底蕴，因此“Holy Toledo”这个说法也带有一定的宗教色彩和文化内涵。

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In 1944, an Italian scientist discovered a drug that he later named for his wife. His wife’s name was Marguerite, but she went by Rita — which is why this now familiar drug is known as Ritalin. Plus, a poem about churning butter shows how a writer can draw astonishing beauty out of the most everyday of tasks. And the exclamation holy Toledo! probably refers to a city thousands of miles from the one in Ohio. Also: anapodoton, white sepulchre, why various languages have different words for with, a heart-healthy quiz, naming litters of puppies, no siree Bob!, nuthouse and nutty, deadpool and death pool, coagulated sunlight, and I feel like I’m going to hell on a scholarship.

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