1462-Caller-Alice-Gaslighting by A Way with Words

A listener in Tampa, Florida, was discussing the 2016 presidential election when the term gaslighted came up. Gaslighting is a form of psychological abuse in which victims are manipulated into doubting their own perceptions. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2htyx6r

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1462-Boodler by A Way with Words

A boodler is someone involved in political graft or corruption. The word likely derives from Dutch boedel, meaning “property.” http://waywordradio. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2iJS1Jt

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1462-Caller-Becky-Being-Have by A Way with Words

A caller who grew up in rural Pennsylvania remembers being asked as a child Are you being have? instead of Are you behaving? Being have, with a long a sound, results from what linguists call reanalysis. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2htBl3x

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1462-Caller-Danielle-To-Be-Honest by A Way with Words

What does a person really mean when she starts a statement with To be honest with you? It’s important not to take such expressions too literally. http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2icztQF

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1462-Caller-Beth-Flee-Fly-Flo by A Way with Words

Flee Fly Flo is a camp song, and like other songs passed along orally, it has lots of variations, and often includes rhythmic hand-clapping. In her book Camp Songs, Folk Songs, Patricia Averill suggests the roots of this camp favorite may be in scat singing. http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2iJv70t

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