Ho, ho, ho!
In this week's episode, we discuss whether the term "Oriental" is offensive. We also talk about "not one iota," "take a gander," "learning curve," and "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious."
https://waywordradio.org/sugar-for-a-dime/
If you caught Grant's sixth annual "Words of the Year" article in Sunday's New York Times, then you know all about "beliebers," "G.T.L.," and "mansplainers." No? It's here:
"The Word Project: Odd and Obscure Words -- Illustrated," by Polly M. Law, is a beautiful new book. In fact, we like this book so much we blurbed it.
More about "The Word Project," including offbeat illustrations for obscure words like "brumal," which means "pertaining to winter":
If you're feeling extravagant, you could always book a flight to London for that fabulous new "Evolving English" exhibit at the British Library.
Then again, there's always the exhibit's companion volume:
For post-Christmas shopping, by the way, the exhibit has a great online gift shop.
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Have a safe and joyous holiday,
Martha and Grant
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