Your New Favorite Word Jamis and Tessa Buck
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A podcast that celebrates wordiness, and nerdiness, and sometimes plain absurdiness!
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Episode 1.35: "Season" and "Snowclone"
Jamis and Tessa reminisce a bit about previous favorite words. Jamis then talks about the history of “season”, and Tessa tells us about “snowclones”, or adaptable cliché frames.
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Episode 1.34: Word Games!
Jamis and Tessa try something different this week: instead of sharing their new favorite words, they’re sharing their new favorite word games. Because words are fun! (Disclaimer: Jamis and Tessa are not affiliated with any of these game companies. They just like the games!)
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Episode 1.33: "Flotsam & Jetsam", and Platitudinous Synonyms
From the annals of maritime law, Jamis salvages the history and meaning of flotsam and jetsam. Tessa travels a well-worn path, following last week’s exploration of “bromide”.
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Episode 1.32: "Bromide" and "Hiatus"
In an attempt to not be a “bromide”, Tessa shares what she learned about a humorist who left us an unexpected linguistic legacy. Then, Jamis discovers some delightful cousins of the word “hiatus”, guaranteed to not make you yawn, gape, or gawp.
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Episode 1.31: Turkish-isms and "Phizzog"
Jamis finds a surprising number of English words with Turkish origins. A poem by Carl Sandberg inspires Tessa to delve into the linguistic and psychosocial connection between personalities and faces.
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Episode 1.30: "Leal," "Dree one's weird", and "Hocus-Pocus"
Tessa is introduced to some Scottish archaisms courtesy of a beloved Canadian author. Jamis explores the possible origins of a well-known magical incantation.