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Podcast: A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
Episode: A Pickle Short of a Jar (rebroadcast) - 20 Apr. 2011
Description: [This episode first aired April 10, 2010.]SUMMARYA few pickles short of a jar, a few peas short of a casserole, two French fries short of a Happy Meal -- this week, Martha and Grant discuss these and other full-deckisms, those clever ways to describe someone who falls short in some way. Also, what's the story behind the old phrase "fish or cut bait"? When does the word "it's" have an apostrophe? And is "That's a good question" really a good response?FULL DISCRIPTION"Not the brightest bulb in the Christmas tree...