Showing posts with label February 19. Show all posts
Showing posts with label February 19. Show all posts

Monday, February 20, 2017

2017-02-19 – The Round Table Show

Zodwriter, Tha Jackal, and Johnny Alpha talk about the brilliance of Michael Keaton plus many other things on tonight’s Round Table Show! via Pocket http://ift.tt/2kD0PSC

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The Rich Giordano Show “Yes God?”

Joined by GOD or the CEO of PSN RADIO Mr Angel Espino! Rich talks about all sorts of subjects tonight. EVEN SPORTS! So tune in… via Pocket http://ift.tt/2kYhMmD

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Sunday, February 19, 2017

1466-Bat-Ones-Eyes by A Way with Words

In the 17th century, the verb to bate and the likely related verb, to bat, were used in falconry to mean “to flap wildly.”  By the 19th century, to bat was also part of the phrase to bat one’s eyelashes. http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2kXWwNR

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1466-Caller-Colin-In-Like-Flynn by A Way with Words

To be in like Flynn means to be “quickly and easily successful.” The phrase has long been associated with hard-living heartthrob Errol Flynn, but was around before he became famous. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2lbCiTj

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1466-Caller-Betty-Jo-Hidden-Agendas-In-Language by A Way with Words

A psychotherapist in Burlington, Vermont, observes that couples in counseling together ask each other questions that are actually veiled criticisms. Such indirect communication was the topic of a spirited conversation on Metafilter.  Much has been written about direct vs. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2lAJQ38

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1466-Caller-Daniel-Bright-Idea by A Way with Words

In comic strips, a bright idea is symbolized by a light bulb over a character’s head. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2m2juo6

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1466-Caller-Elias-Pilot-Episode by A Way with Words

Why is the first episode of a television series often called a pilot? http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2lAxPdK

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1466-Caller-David-Gradoo by A Way with Words

A Dallas, Texas, listener wonders if his family made up the term gradoo, meaning “grime” or “schmutz.” It’s definitely more widespread than that, and may derive from a French term. http://waywordradio. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2m2kh8g

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1466-Caller-Patrick-The by A Way with Words

A Palm Springs, California, listener was taught that when the word the is followed by a vowel, it should be pronounced with a short e, and otherwise with a schwa sound. However, there’s no basis for such a rule. http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2lAOhLa

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1466-Caller-Tom-Bless-Your-Heart by A Way with Words

The multipurpose phrase Bless your heart is heard often in the Southern United States. Although it sounds polite and solicitous, it often has a cutting edge to it. http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2kOvcAN

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1466-Caller-Sharon-Loose-Lips-Sink-Ships by A Way with Words

The phrase loose lips sink ships is a warning to be careful about what you say publicly. It stems from propaganda posters from World War II that proclaimed Loose Lips Sink Might Sink Ships, meaning that anything you say could be overheard by an enemy, with literally catastrophic results. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2lAXz9R

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1466-Champing by A Way with Words

The Churches Conservation Trust helps maintain and repurpose more than 300 churches in Britain that are no longer used for worship. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2lbIqLr

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1466-Caller-Tom-Irish-Pennant by A Way with Words

An ex-Marine reports that his commanding officer used to castigate his men for any stray threads hanging from their uniforms, calling those loose threads Irish pennants. That term is an ethnophaulism, or ethnic slur. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2md1ZAE

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1466-Horse-Terms by A Way with Words

The noun bangs, meaning “hair cut straight across the forehead,” may derive from the idea of the word bang meaning “abruptly,” as in a bangtail horse whose tail is trimmed straight across. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2lbuoZY

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1466-Five-Minutes-To-Eleven by A Way with Words

If two people are like five minutes of eleven, they’re close friends. The phrase reflects the idea of the position of a clock’s hands at that time. http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2lbtBse

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1466-Charles-Darling-Quote by A Way with Words

published on As the 19th-century British jurist Charles Darling observed: “A timid question will always receive a confident answer.” http://waywordradio. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2lAQl5T

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1466-Intro-Too-Many-Apologies-Followup by A Way with Words

Following our discussion about how to handle repeated excuses from a perpetually late co-worker, a listener sends a snarky solution from a stylist in her hair salon. http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2md52bN

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