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Episode 48: Swell (and other Fabulous Words)
This week on the podcast we discuss words of enthusiasm like “huge,”“terrific,” and “fantastic,” including their history and sometimes-surprising shifts in meaning, in spite of what the Oxford English Dictionary might say about them.
https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/48-swell.mp3
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Links:
ABC report on Trump’s hands
Tom Terrific
Paul Brians’ post on “brilliant”
“Thou Swell” performed by June Allyson
Ella Fitzgerald sings “’S Wonderful”
Judy Garland & Fred Astaire: “We’re a Couple of Swells”
“You’re the Top” (with pictures!)
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By Paul Brians
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This week on the podcast we discuss words of enthusiasm like “huge,”“terrific,” and “fantastic,” including their history and sometimes-surprising shifts in meaning, in spite of what the Oxford English Dictionary might say about them.
https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/48-swell.mp3
Subscribe on iTunes
Download mp3
On Stitcher
Links:
ABC report on Trump’s hands
Tom Terrific
Paul Brians’ post on “brilliant”
“Thou Swell” performed by June Allyson
Ella Fitzgerald sings “’S Wonderful”
Judy Garland & Fred Astaire: “We’re a Couple of Swells”
“You’re the Top” (with pictures!)