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Podcast: A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
Episode: Hector's Pup - 13 April 2015
Description: Sharing a secret language. Did you ever speak in gibberish with a childhood pal, adding extra syllables to words so the adults couldnāt understand what you were saying? Such wordplay isnāt just for kidsāand itās not just limited to English. Also, memory tricks to hold onto those slippery words you always forget. And, what do you call your warm, knitted cap? Is it aĀ beanie, a tuque, a toboggan, or something else? The answer has everything to do with where you live. Plus ācutting a rusty,āĀ founderingĀ on cake,Ā hone inĀ vs.Ā home in, āJeezum Crow!,ā andĀ tribolum...