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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
size: 26.3 Mb

rating: PG (We manage to define our Rude Word without being rude at all.)

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Direct download: TWN-2006-03-18.mp3
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