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Podcast: A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
Episode: Flop Sweat (Rebroadcast) - 26 February 2018
Description: Gerrymandering draws political boundaries to tip elections towards certain political parties. Originally, the word was pronounced âGARY-manderingâ with a hard âg.â But why? And why did it change? ⢠Mark Twain and Helen Keller had a devoted friendship. When he heard accusations that sheâd plagiarized a story, Twain wrote Keller a fond letter assuring her that thereâs nothing new under the sun. ⢠A well-crafted subject line makes email more efficient. One that contains just the word âQuestionâ is almost as useless as no subject line at all. ⢠Plus, flop sweat, vintage clothing, the solfège system, on line vs. in line, groaking, the Hawa...