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Podcast: A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
Episode: Beefed It (Rebroadcast) - 28 July 2025
Description: The words tough, through, and dough all end in O-U-G-H. So why donât they rhyme? A lively new book addresses the many quirks of English by explaining the history of words and phrases. And: have you ever been in a situation where a group makes a decision to do something, only to discover later that no one really wanted to do that thing in the first place? Thereâs a term for that! Plus, the sounds we make when weâre simply passing the time or waiting a few seconds for something to happen. It can sound like a âwhooshâ...