In Newfoundland the word bridge, also spelled brudge, can mean “a deck” or “a porch,” while the word porch refers to an additional room, usually attached at the back of a house, and used as a storage space or mud room. If a Newfoundlander says it’s...
A bed lunch is one way to refer to a late night meal, right before bedtime. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Bed Lunch” Do you know what a bed lunch is? I’m thinking it’s when you have breakfast in bed and you go back to the bed to...
Careful what you criticize! Not long ago, some words that sound perfectly normal today were considered gauche and grating on the ear. If the complainers had had their way, we couldn’t say a word like pessimism or use contact as a verb! Also, we’ll...
