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Podcast: A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
Episode: Feeling Gruntled (Rebroadcast) - 6 July 2015
Description: Hyperbolic Headlines Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity!!!! Or maybe not. Youâve seen those breathless headlines on the internet, like âYou Wonât Believe What This 7-year-old Said to The President!â Theyâre supposed to lure you to another webpageâbut now thereâs a backlash against such clickbait. Plus, the most beautiful word in the Icelandic language. And if being disgruntled means youâre annoyed, does being gruntled mean youâre happy? Plus, gleeking, balloon juice, belly stretchers, scared vs. afraid, peruse, belting out a song, acknowledging the corn, To Whom It May Concern, and that awkward silence in elevators.