A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over

What in Tarnation (Rebroadcast) - 30 March 2026

· PT53M45S

Összefoglaló

Ez az epizód az amerikai jelnyelv (ASL) fejlődését vizsgálja, bemutatva a "telefon" jelének változását az idők során. Kiemel egy kvízt a konyha éttermi zsargonjáról, amelyet a "The Bear" című sorozat inspirált, és olyan kifejezéseket sorol fel, mint a "glorgy", "pothery"…

Ebben az epizódban

Language is always evolving, and that’s also true for American Sign Language.

A century ago, the sign for “telephone” was one fist below your mouth and the other at your ear, as if you’re holding an old-fashioned candlestick phone.

Now you can sign “phone” with a one-handed gesture.

Plus, colorful restaurant slang from the hit TV show The Bear inspires a quiz about the language of the kitchen.

And looking for a new way to say “It’s hot outside”?

How about “It’s glorgy [GLOR-ghee] out there!” Plus, pothery, laugh to see a pudding crawl , capitalizing the first-person pronoun, silver thaw , the devil’s beating his wife , diaeresis , trema , brogans , barge it , Las conejas están pariendo , claggy , janky , mafting , a brain teaser about restaurant slang, and more.

Hear hundreds of free episodes and learn more on the A Way with Words website: ⁠ https://waywordradio.org ⁠ .

Be a part of the show: call or text ⁠ 1 (877) 929-9673 ⁠ toll-free in the United States and Canada; elsewhere in the world, call or text ⁠+1 619 800 4443⁠ .

Send voice notes or messages via ⁠ WhatsApp 16198004443 .⁠ Email ⁠ words@waywordradio.org ⁠ .

Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation.

Learn more about your ad choices.

Említett entitások

Témák

Hallgasd meg

Több epizód a A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over-ből