Classical musicians have their own workplace slang: a clam is a missed note, a football is a whole note, hairpins are crescendo and decrescendo marks, and an axe can be any instrument, not just a guitar. Listener Kyle also offered bisectional for...
In this episode, Grant offers a peek at some expressions he’s nominating for the American Dialect Society’s 2007 Word of the Year vote in January, 2008. Will it be w00t, subprime, or something else? You can also check out Grant’s look at “word of...