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cover of episode You Sound Old - 31 October 2011

You Sound Old - 31 October 2011

2011/10/31
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A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over

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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!

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