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Podcast: A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
Episode: Mr. Can't Died - 14 October 2013
Description: You pick up what you think a glass of water and take a sip, but it turns out to be Sprite. Whatâs the word for that sensation when youâre expecting one thing and taste something else? Also, slang from college campuses, like ratchet and dime piece. And the story of a writer who published her first novel at age 73, then went on to win a National Book Award. Plus, the origins of bluebloods, Melungeons, Calcutta bets, Vermont Cree-mees, and the phrase used to buck someone up, âcanât died in a cornfield.âRead full show notes, hear hu...