LinguaFile II: Can You Guess the Mystery Word?
Listen to Slate’s show about the etymology and history of a peculiar word, featuring lexicographer Ben Zimmer.
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Listen to Lexicon Valley Episode No. 41: LinguaFile II
Mike Vuolo and Bob Garfield discuss a mystery word or phrase with Wall Street Journal language columnist Ben Zimmer. For more on the mystery word, visit Zimmer’s Word Routes column on Vocabulary.com.
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