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Podcast: A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
Episode: Lousy with Diamonds - 11 June 2012
Description: Can children adopted from other countries easily re-learn their native languages as adults? And if you’re invited to an old-fashioned pound party, what should you bring? Also, regional names for those wheeled contraptions you use at the grocery, summer reading recommendations, and a breed of cat that’s supposed to bring you riches and good luck. Plus, the Tour de Franzia (as in boxed wine), police slang from the 1940’s, mnemonics, and a breed of cat that brings good luck and riches!Read full show notes, hear hundreds of free episodes, send your thoughts and questions, and lear...