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Podcast: A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
Episode: Automobile Words of the Year - 29 Dec. 2008
Description: We're continuing our look at some of the words of the year of 2008. Last week we talked about words that came from the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Gas prices have been all over the place, but worse still than high gas-prices are accidents caused by DWT, which is short for 'driving while texting.' Legislation and rules were considered in municipalities across the country to stop people from sending text messages on their phones while driving, though few bills seem to have passed. Thanks to high fuel prices, the word gas-sipper made a comeback in 2008...