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MQTA S2 E96….. Another reason not to go to Walmart! Michelle loses her lunch again!!…. What you should be doing at work that is good for you but your co-workers might look at you funny but it fights boredom!!…. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2jQRLJw

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1464-Belly-Robber by A Way with Words

If you go to a party and the host neglects to put out the food that guests brought, or offers only a small portion of it, they’re what you might call a belly robber. http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2kCGz2P

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1464-Caller-Andre-Cut-A-Chogie by A Way with Words

To cut a chogi, also spelled choagy or chogie, is a slang term meaning “Let’s get out of here.” It probably stems from Korean words meaning “go there,” and was picked up by U.S. soldiers during the Korean War. http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2jREWd1

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1464-Caller-Brooke-The-Bronx by A Way with Words

Why do some place names include the word The, as in The Hague or the Bronx? http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2lcw1DR

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1464-Caller-Jackie-Surrosified by A Way with Words

A listener in Shreveport, Louisiana, reports that after a fine meal, her father used to announce, “I have dined sufficiently, and I have been well surossfied.” It’s a joking exaggeration of the word satisfied. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2jQdbGL

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1464-Caller-James-Bueno-Bye by A Way with Words

Burqueno slang, spoken by residents of Albuquerque, New Mexico, includes such expressions as umbers, said ominously when someone’s caught doing something wrong, as well as get down, meaning “to get out of a vehicle” and put gas for “fill a vehicle’s gas tank. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2lcHXpn

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1464-Caller-Morgan-Toasted by A Way with Words

A San Antonio, Texas, listener says some of her friends use the word toasted to mean “drunk” and some use it to mean “high on marijuana.” Which is it? http://waywordradio. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2l805oq

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1464-Caller-Randy-Making-Ends-Meet by A Way with Words

To make ends meet means to make money last through the end of a calendar period. http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2lcHDI1

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1464-Caller-Travis-Lie-Like-A-Rug by A Way with Words

A San Diego, California, man says that when he got into trouble as a boy, his mother would say, “You lie like a rug and you hang like a cheap curtain.” http://waywordradio. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2lcwpCy

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1464-Caller-Zack-Ambidanectrous by A Way with Words

A swing-dance instructor in Burlington, Vermont, says gender-neutral language has been well-received in his own dance classes. Instead of the words man and woman, he now uses leader and follower. He reports this not only helps clarify his instructions but makes everyone feel welcome. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2kHql82

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1464-Kicked-Over-The-Traces by A Way with Words

The word traces denotes the long, thin leather straps that secure a horse to a wagon. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2jQ4XOJ

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1464-Intro-Preposition-Pileups by A Way with Words

Sometimes English grammar means that prepositions and adverbs pile up in funny ways. Take, for example, “It’s really coming down up here” or “Turn left right here.” http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2kHiEPi

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1464-Lex-Bag-Words-Have-Power by A Way with Words

The Humans of New York series of portraits and quotations includes one subject’s wise observation about how a single offhand remark can change a life. http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2lcGmzT

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1464-Psychic-Disequilibrium by A Way with Words

Poet Adrienne Rich wrote powerfully of the “psychic disequilibrium” that occurs when people don’t see their own identities reflected in the language of others, “as if you looked in the mirror and saw nothing.” http://waywordradio. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2kw4Tkc

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1464-James-Thurber-Prepositional-Pileup by A Way with Words

published on A 1957 story by James Thurber includes a sentence with an oddly stranded preposition. http://waywordradio. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2jQ9oZM

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1464-Minders-Grinders-Finders by A Way with Words

Attorneys use the terms minders, grinders, and finders to refer to different roles in a law firm. Finders get the business, grinders do the business, and minders keep the business. http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2kaVIER

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1464-Sialogogic-Sound by A Way with Words

The medical term sialogogic, which means “producing saliva,” comes from Greek words meaning “to bring forth saliva.” http://waywordradio. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2lcja4A

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