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Happy as a Clam
February 27, 2010 9:51 am
(@grantbarrett)
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A native Japanese speaker is mystified by the expression "happy as a clam." In Japanese, she says, if you had a good night's sleep you might say you "slept like a clam" or "slept like mud." So why do English speakers think clams are content? This is part of a complete episode.
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