Word Nerds in 2005--A Look Back (42)

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DATE : Sat, 24 Dec 2005 05:03:00 GMT
Entered in Database : 2005-12-24 05:03:00
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Dave Shepherd introduces a look back over the previous 41 editions of The Word Nerds, on behalf of Howard Shepherd and Howard Chang. (3:27)

Greeting from Annik Rubens of Schlaflos in MÃnchen (7:10)

Song: "Why," by The Day Traders (7:31)

Greeting from Sébastien of French Podclass (11:26)

Clips from the past year:

• Clichés (11:40)
• The Power of Names (14:20)

• Regional Speech and Our Roots (18:06)

Song: "Friday Night," by Amy Dalley (21:05)

Greeting from Jason of Perth, Australia (24:52)

Rude Words of the Week:

• "Bitch" from The Secret Sexism of Language (25:09)
• "Balls" from Terms of Determination, Terms of Surrender (26:14)
• "Crap" from Neologisms, Technology, and Acronyms (27:53)

Song: "Talk, Talk, Talk," by Cheryl B. Engelhardt (29:10)

Greeting and etymology of "accent" from Charles Hodgson of podictionary (31:31)

More clips from the past:

• Nerds in Europe: Traveling and Language (32:10)
• Filling the Void: the Fear of Silence (34:05)
• Vocal tic mashup, based on "Saunter Down Sixth Avenue," by The Pulsars (35:25)

• Euphemisms (36:28)

Theme music by Kick the Cat

time: 41:53
size: 19.2 Mb

rating: PG-13 (some of our most interesting rude words, plus sexual references in our clip from the Euphemisms show)

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