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Podcast: A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
Episode: Eat My Hat - 30 June 2025
Description: Have you lived in your home so long that you donât notice its flaws? In Sweden, they have a name for this condition: Itâs hemmablindâliterally, âhome blind.â A popular Swedish TV program shows what you can do about it. Plus, unlocking the mysterious word conclave. And: How did the expression âthrow in the towelâ come to mean âgive upâ? Also, pully, visiting firemen, the origin of conclave, how to pronounce grimace, the reason to substitute a different word for substitute, a word challenge involving the letter Y, shiver me timbers!, kiss the dealer! and more.
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