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Podcast: A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
Episode: The Big Cheese - 10 February 2014
Description: Is it time to replace the expression âthe mentally illâ? Some argue the term unfairly stigmatizes a broad range of people. Also, the winter sport ofâŚÂ skitching, which involves snowy roads, leather shoes â and car bumpers. Needless to say, donât try this at home. And: Weâve all used the phrase âput on your shoes and socks.â But when you think about it, socks should come first, shouldnât they? The reason we use this phrase has more to do with your tongue than your feet. Plus, epizootics, the big cheese, horse kickles, nimrods, who vs. that, and a handful of Turkish p...