Malcolm and Kurt examine and argue about the surprising provenance of a range of terms including "level best," "on tenterhooks," and "piss-poor" while also discussing pressing questions like:

• Why do we say "hundreds," "thousands" and "millions" but we don't say "tens?"
• If you know the correct pronunciation of a widely mispronounced word, which pronunciation do you use?

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