Sat, 25 March 2006
Dave Shepherd revisits a couple of blend-word examples we overlooked last week: "celebutante" and "ruinion." (Thanks to Hillary Israeli.) (1:56)
Dave and Howard Shepherd discuss the challenges of trying to remain non-commercial for one year. Our anniversary was the day we recorded this show, March 21, 2006. (2:56) Dave and Howard explore the realm of invented languages--languages artificially constructed for specific purposes. (Thanks to Kevin Thomas and Alexandre Enkerli for the topic suggestion.) (4:34) Language that limits:
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Music bumper from "Trifle 3" by Fuzzy Logic (25:02) Language that expands:
Theme music by Kick the Cat
time: 33:14 rating: PG (Our Rude Word alludes to a mildly rude word for defecation.) Categories: language, linguistics |
Sat, 18 March 2006
Dave Shepherd and Howard Chang respond to voicemail from Paul of The PK and J Show, who has a word-usage question about 'beside' and 'besides.' (1:53)
Dave and Howard discuss the formation of blend words, popularly known as 'portmanteau words,' and their effect on language change. (5:06) What are 'good' (effective) and 'bad' (non-effective) blends? (8:20) Music bumper from by 'Stitch Together' by Adam Boucher (14:39) Blends that promote convenience and utility of of speech (15:05) Clips and clip-blends (21:33) Song: 'Brunching Britney and the Homeboy,' by PC Muñoz (24:40) Blend words from advertising and marketing (29:00) Rude word of the week: 'shart' (31:11) Music bumper from 'Court of Greedy Kings' by Val Davis (32:46) Whimsical blends and awkward, forced blends (33:03) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from 'Grapes' by Evan Stone
time: 38:11 rating: PG (We manage to define our Rude Word without being rude at all.) Categories: language, linguistics |
Sat, 11 March 2006
Dave Shepherd and Howard Shepherd respond to voicemail from Art in Vermont about a 'computer-generated' mondegreen. (1:53)
Dave and Howard explore the '-nym' words of linguistics: terms used to categorize types of words. Our title this week is based on Monty Python and the Holy Grail. There is great footage of an interview with the Pythons, just before the American release of Holy Grail, on The Sound of Young America. (3:12)
Rude word of the week: 'snafu' (an acronym) (23:03) Music bumper from 'Baja Taxi' by Brain Buckit (26:26) A request by Annik Rubens for votes at podcastlogo.com. Help select a recognizable badge or logo for podcast listeners. (27:01)
Theme music by Kick the Cat
time: 34:54 rating: R (Our Rude Word segment contains the 'F-bomb' several times. We also talk about Woody's World of Penis Euphemisms in our Synonyms segment.) Categories: language, linguistics |
Sat, 4 March 2006
Dave Shepherd and Howard Chang explore the language of the locker-room, the emerging way young people talk about each other as sexual beings. (1:55)
Song: 'There She Goes' by Brother Love (15:39) 'What's your sign?' and other pickup lines (20:21) Rude word of the week: 'one-night stand' (26:02) Song 'Tonight,' by Zach Ashton (27:47) Flirtation: kinder, gentler, more sincere than pickup lines? (31:28) Flirtation and the performance of close-up magic (33:22) Please share with us your experiences with pickup lines and flirtation. (35:57) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from 'Grapes' by Evan Stone
time: 38:23 rating: R (We discuss the way adolescents and adults talk about sex.) Categories: language, linguistics, sexuality |
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