Your Two Cents (Rebroadcast) - 2 December 2024

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A Way with Words

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🗓️ 2 December 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Astronauts returning from space say they experience what's called the overview effect, a new understanding of the fragility of our planet and our need to reflect on what humans all share as a species. A book about the end of the universe offers a similar change in perspective -- along with some fascinating language. Plus, a recipe for a delicious drink: one part lemonade, one part sweet tea. A famous golfer loved it. And why do we say That's my two cents after offering an opinion? Would it be better to say That's my one cent? Also, GUTs vs. TOEs, how to pronounce buoy, pore over vs. pour over, wally, a surprising pronunciation of prestige, piker, is all, and a brain-teaser about orphan syllables. Read full show notes, hear hundreds of free episodes, send your thoughts and questions, and learn more on the A Way with Words website: https://waywordradio.org/contact. Be a part of the show: call 1 (877) 929-9673 toll-free in the United States and Canada; worldwide, call or text/SMS +1 (619) 800-4443. Email [email protected]. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:26.7	You're listening to Away with Words, the show about language and how we use it.
0:31.1	I'm Grant Barrett.
0:32.2	And I'm Martha Barnett.
0:33.9	Grant, I've been reading a book in a field I know almost nothing about, and there's a whole lot in this book about guts and toes.
0:42.3	You mean guts like my innards and toes like the little things at the end of my feet?
0:47.6	Actually, no.
0:49.0	Spelled the same way, G-U-T and T-O-E bought their acronyms.
0:54.7	Oh, acronyms.
0:57.0	T-O-E, top of Everest.
1:01.1	I don't know.
1:03.4	G-U-T, get under table.
1:06.8	That's earthquake advice, right?
1:08.9	I don't know.
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