<p>LA Times columnist Patt Morrison interviews Edward Finegan, USC linguist professor, about how words from southern California disseminate into the national vocabulary.   latimes.com/patt</p>

LA Times columnist Patt Morrison interviews Edward Finegan, USC linguist professor, about how words from southern California disseminate into the national vocabulary. latimes.com/patt

<p>LA Times columnist Patt Morrison interviews Edward Finegan, USC linguist professor, about how words from southern California disseminate&nbsp;into the national vocabulary. &nbsp; latimes.com/patt</p>

Word wizard Edward Finegan: For LA's birthday, La La Land's tubular gifts to the world

A companion podcast to L.A. Times columnist Patt Morrison's weekly interview series "Patt Morrison Asks." Patt Morrison is a longtime Los Angeles Times writer and columnist who has a share of two Pulitzer Prizes. Her broadcasting work has won six Emmys and 11 Golden Mikes. Her book about the Los Angeles River was a bestseller, and she was the first woman in nearly 25 years to be honored with the L.A. Press Club’s lifetime achievement award. Pink’s, the legendary Hollywood hot dog stand, named its veggie dog after her.

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