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In the Ballpark - 30 January 2023
FromA Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
In the Ballpark - 30 January 2023
FromA Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Jan 30, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Novelist Charles Dickens and the musician Prince were very different types of artists, but they also had a lot in common. A new book chronicling their extraordinary careers becomes a larger meditation on perfectionism and creativity itself. Plus, the military origins of the term ballpark estimate. And when two people say the same thing simultaneously, why do we yell Jinx!? There's a magical story behind this word. Plus, banging-out, flip-flops and zoris, agua de calcetín, the groundhogs are making coffee, marplot, a puzzle inspired by a nerdy game show, duck duck gray duck vs. duck duck goose, piff-paff, and Adam's off ox.
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Released:
Jan 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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