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Podcast: A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
Episode: Sound of a Kiss - 17 March 2014
Description: Youâre at a social gathering and meet someone youâd like to know better. What do you ask to get a real conversation going? Some people lead with âWhat do you do?,â while others avoid talking about work entirely. Still others ask, âWhereâd you go to high school?â Also, the fancy way linguists describe the sound of a kiss. And what does it really mean when someone âbreaks badâ? Plus, alight and come in, rustle my jimmies, grammatical calques, mashtag potatoes, comprise vs. compose, bangs vs. fringe, virgas and virgules, and bad Bible jokes.Read full show notes, hear hundreds...