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Podcast: A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
Episode: Shakespeare's Insults (Rebroadcast) - 18 July 2016
Description: If you donât have anything nice to say, say it like Shakespeare: Thou unhandsome smush-mouthed mush-rump! Thou obscene rug-headed hornbeast! The Shakespeare Insult Generator helps you craft creative zingers by mixing and matching the Bardâs own wordsâperfect for the wanton swag-bellied underskinker in your life. Plus, how do you feel when you say âThank youâ and the person replies âNo problemâ? That response bothers many peopleâbut should it? Plus, what happens when a married couple doesnât gee-haw together? Also: the origins of shimmy and smidge, ham-and-egger, a techie word quiz, double possessives, and enough food to feed Coxeyâs army...