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Podcast: A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
Episode: Drop A Dime (Rebroadcast) - 5 January 2015
Description: Why call it a doggy bag when itâs really for your husband? Grant and Martha talk about the language of leftovers and why we eat beef and not cow. And how old is the typical public-library patron? Plus, in Afghanistan, proverbs are part of everyday conversation â like the one about how every proud porcupine coos to its baby, âOh, my child of velvet!â Also, the origin of the word khaki, the cycling term Fred, and how to pronounce calliope and kyarn.Read full show notes, hear hundreds of free episodes, send your thoughts and questions, and learn more on the ...