Sun, 28 August 2005 Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd talk about neologisms that stick around in language. (2:45) Song: 'Groovy T' by Euphonic (17:36) Rude word of the week: 'duh' (We include a tribute to Urban Dictionary.) (20:04) Song: 'Fashion Dog' by One Drop Rule (24:04) Metaphors that die (27:53) Theme music by Kick the Cat
time: 33:21 |
Sun, 21 August 2005 Howard Chang, Howard Shepherd, and Dave Shepherd talk about filler language and the tyranny of silence. (2:00) Song: Vocal tic mashup, based on 'Saunter Down Sixth Avenue' by The Pulsars (11:29) Rude word of the week: 'blabbermouth' (12:17) Song: 'Gift of Gab [god's gift]' by Doug Evans (16:34) The discipline of silence; silence as punishment (20:14) Theme music by Kick the Cat
time: 27:27 |
Sun, 14 August 2005 Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd talk about the effect of Internet communication on written English. (2:16) Song: 'Letters to Myself,' by Now Death, courtesy of GarageBand.com (17:36) Rude word of the week: 'Dear John letter' (22:04) Song: 'Fairest of the Mall,' by Griddle, courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network (26:33) What's coming next? How is new technology influencing language change? (29:05) Theme music by Kick the Cat
time: 34:22 |
Sun, 7 August 2005 Dave Shepherd, Howard Shepherd, and Howard Chang talk about their pet language peeves. (1:54) Song: 'You and I Are,' by Laughing Colors (11:12) Rude word of the week: 'anal retentive' (14:13) Why we all dislike 'verbing' (18:21) Theme music by Kick the Cat
time: 25:03 |
Sun, 31 July 2005 Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd define and discuss collective and mass nouns. (2:25)
Some cool collective noun links: Song:"Crows and Ravens Grouped in Clusters," by The Low Season Combo (WARNING: this song contains a rude word.) (13:59) Rude word of the week: "philistine" (18:29) Song: "Gaggle of Titmice," by The Slowly Rubbings (21:53) Corporate versus individual identity and collective nouns (25:46) Theme music by Kick the Cat
time: 30:38 Comments[21] |
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