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Podcast: A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
Episode: Cootie Shot (Rebroadcast) - 28 August 2023
Description: Perfect sentences and slang that tickles your mind! A new book of writing advice says a good sentence âimposes a logic on the worldâs weirdnessâ and pares away options for meaning, word by word. ⢠Your musician friend may refer to his guitar as an ax, but this slang term was applied to other musical instruments before it was ever used for guitars. ⢠We need a word for that puzzling moment when youâre wondering which recyclables go in which bin. Discomposted? Plus: tickle bump, dipsy doodle, dark as the inside of a goat, thickly settled, woodshedding, ish, a brain-teaser, and m...