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Podcast: A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
Episode: Brass Tacks - 29 September 2025
Description: Why would some Spanish speakers use adaptations of certain English words when perfectly good Spanish words for the same thing already exist? Plus, handy terms in a dictionary of the Sussex dialect from 150 years ago: Back then, a dezzick was âa dayâs workâ and January butter was another term for âmud.â And: you canât judge a book by its cover, but the outer sides of its pages may impress you. A new trend in publishing features colorful patterns and images that look gorgeous when the book is closed. These decorations are called spredges, from the words âsprayedâ and âedges.â Also: br...