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Podcast: A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
Episode: Whistle in the Dark - 12 December 2016
Description: The language and melodies of military marching songs connect grown children with their parents who served, as do parentsâ love letters from World War II. Plus, ârunning a sandyâ describes an awkward love triangle and Northern Spy is a kind of apple and a bit of abolitionist history. And, whitewater-rafting jargon, wooden spoon, Shakespearean knock-knock jokes, Sunday throat, celestial discharge, and mickey mousing, and more.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/contact. Be a part of the show: call 1...