1471-Caller-Charlie-Gender-Neutral-Pronoun by A Way with Words

A U.S. Forest Service firefighter in Lakeland, Florida, also teaches classes on chainsaw safety, and wants to make sure he’s using gender-neutral pronouns when doing so. The epicene pronoun they will work just fine. http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2pUvxYL

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1471-Caller-Emily-Don’t-Use-Long-Words by A Way with Words

A woman in Mammoth Lakes, California, says her father used to offer this advice: In promulgating your esoteric cogitations or articulating your superficial sentimentalities, beware of preposterous ponderosities. In other words, don’t use big words. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2pW0xFS

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1471-Caller-Emily-Nebby by A Way with Words

The phrase to be nebby is heard particularly in Western Pennsylvania, and means to be “picky” or “gossipy.” Originally, it meant “nosy” or “snooping.” Nebby is a vestige of Scots-Irish, where the word neb means “nose” or “beak.” http://waywordradio. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2pUGYzU

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1471-Caller-John-Las-Caniculas by A Way with Words

A San Antonio, Texas, listener recalls hearing the term las caniculas to denote a period of 12 days in January where the weather seems to run the gamut of all the kinds of weather that will be experienced in the coming year. This period is also known as las cabanuelas. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2pUs5xt

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1471-Caller-Kia-Names-Of-Months by A Way with Words

The months September, October, November, and December derive from Latin words that mean “seven,” “eight,” “nine,” and “ten” respectively. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2pR8X2E

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1471-Caller-Sam-Emoji by A Way with Words

A college student in Bowling Green, Kentucky, wonders about the origin of the word emoji. Although you might guess that the name for these little pictures inserted into text messages contains the English word emotion, that’s just a coincidence. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2pp6s5f

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