Something Rhymes with Purple

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We are morphing from etymologists into entomologists today as we put the world of insects and other creepy crawlies under the microscope. 


We will find out why bees really are the busiest especially when it comes to the English language and what caterpillars have in common with very hairy cats. Ironically, Gyles finds the fly in the ointment when he tries to get to the etymological root of ‘fly’ and Susie shares the silver lining of always being bitten by mosquitoes - it’s wohlweh (the pleasurable pain caused by scratching a mosquito bite). 


We also hear from our youngest known listener who has a question for Susie, and Gyles treats us to twopoems today by the wonderful Ogden Nash. 


A Somethin’ Else production. 


We love answering your wordy questions on the show so please do keep sending them in to [email protected] 


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Susie’s Trio: 

Slipfast: the longing to disappear completely by melting into a crowd and becoming invisible

Looseleft: the feeling of loss upon finishing a good book.

Hankersore: finding someone else so attractive it actually pisses you off

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