Delightful Words From the Glass Slipper

Our conversation about words that are simply fun to say (such as oligopoly, or “domination of a market by just a few producers”) reminded a listener in Jackson, Tennessee, of a scene from a 1955 movie The Glass Slipper. A woman says she delights in the sound and feel of several words, including windowsill, elbow, apple dumpling, pickle relish, plus the name of the young woman she’s just met, Cinderella. This is part of a complete episode.

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