Enough about the Word of the Year. How about the Word of the Decade? Bailout? Google? Martha and Grant discuss some candidates. Also in this episode, does speaking a different language make you feel different emotions? What did Don Draper on Mad Men...
A die-hard fan of television’s Mad Men is puzzled when Don calls Betty a “Main Line brat.” This is part of a complete episode.
alpha gent n.— «“I like to think we’re producing a magazine for the…“ He pauses, and adopts the self-conscious twinkle of a marketing man with a buzz word to unleash: “Alpha Gent!”» —“Men’s Health – Arrival of...
bergy adj.— «“Most of the bergs’ ice is underwater, and they sometimes capsize or calve, so you have to be careful,” he cautions as we paddle near a “bergy bit,” the term for a house-size formation.» —“Of Ice &...
turret light
n.— «None of the unmarked police cars on the street displayed “turret lights.”» —“Three Men Who Had No Reason to Run” by Jim Dwyer New York Times Apr. 5, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
ebrandgelist n.— «I’ve now become an eBRANDgelist for a network that’s looking to enlist more through its original programing—but I’ll actually be there for the commercials. A shout-out to AMC for their clever, brand-building, pod-busting...
