Don’t turn off: it’s a political language special.

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A parliament of owls, a pride of lions, an odium of politicians. This week we’re talking about our favourite collective nouns.

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We’re quids in. This week: the language of money.

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We’re talking local dialect this week.

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What do nicotine, the hoover and the silhouette have in common? They’re all eponyms. These are words named after a person.

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This week we’re giving up the goat with slip ups. What happens when they eventually enter the language? A Somethin’ Else production.

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Mind the gap. This week we’re looking for words for the things, feelings and experiences we don’t yet have names for. A Somethin’ Else Production.

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This week we're playing word games. A Somethin' Else Production.

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The art of the euphemism. In other words: "the substitution of a mild, indirect or vague term for one considered to be harsh, offensive, embarrassing or distressing." A Somethin' Else Production. 

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Jargon unites but it also excludes. Gyles is irritated by it. Susie loves it.

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