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Podcast: A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
Episode: Bottled Sunshine (Rebroadcast) - 18 September 2023
Description: If you catch your blue jeans on a nail, you may find yourself with a winklehawk. This term, adapted into English from Dutch, means âan L-shaped tear in a piece of fabric.â And: Whatâs your relationship with the books on your shelves? Do the ones you havenât read yet make you feel guilty â or inspired? Plus, weâre all used to fairy tales that start with the words âOnce upon a time.â Not so with Korean folktales, which sometimes begin with the beguiling phrase âIn the old days, when tigers used to smokeâŚâ Plus, excelsior, oxtercog, wharfinger, minuend, awesome vs. awful...