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Podcast: A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
Episode: Singing Sand (Rebroadcast) - 26 August 2024
Description: Cat hair may be something you brush off, butĀ cat hairĀ is also aĀ slang termĀ that means āmoney.ā In the same way,Ā cat beerĀ isnāt alcoholic ā some people useĀ cat beerĀ as a joking term for āmilk.ā And imagine walking on a beach with a long stretch of shoreline. With each step, the ground makes a squeaking sound under your feet. Thereās a term for the kind of sand that makes thisĀ yip-yip-yipĀ sound. Itās calledĀ barking sand. Plus, a listener describes some of the English she heard in a small Alaskan coastal town. Itās a rich mixture of fishermen...