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Podcast: A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
Episode: Diamond Dust - 17 January 2022
Description: Diamond dust, tapioca snow, and sugar icebergs â a 1955 glossary of arctic and subarctic terms describes the environment in ways that sound poetic. And a mom says her son is dating someone whoâs non-binary. She supports their relationship, but still struggles to use their preferred pronouns in a way that feels natural to her. Plus, A Way with Words is a show about language, right? How the word ârightâ contains a multitude of meanings. And: echar un coyotito, voluntold, autological words, stay interview, eyesights and farsees, a brain-busting quiz about hidden words, nieve penitente, cutting cots, and rhyming ways to say a casual goodby...