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Podcast: A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
Episode: A Shoo-In (Rebroadcast) - 22 July 2019
Description: This week it’s butterflies, belly flowers, plot bunnies, foxes, and cuckoos. Also, writing advice from Mark Twain and a wonderful bit of prose from Sara Pennypacker's book Pax. And are there word origins? Well, does a duck swim? We'll hear the stories of polka, smarmy, bully pulpit, and the exes and ohs we use to show our affection. Plus! Sarcastic interrogatives, the echo questions we give as answers to other people's no-duh queries. Read full show notes, hear hundreds of free episodes, send your thoughts and questions, and learn more on the A Way with Words we...