Words with Kel Richards

Some very contentious topics are solved this week:
Should you say football or soccer?
How should you pronounce 'either'?
Is acceptable to say 'how come' instead of 'why'?
Plus, if 'the whole nine yards' didn't originate in sports, where does it come from?

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For anyone who wants to get an edge in their Scrabble game, Kel and John bring you some of the latest legal words, freshly added!
Plus, how Americans say 'route' - and why, what 'chattels' are, and how did the much loved drink of the 'spider' earn its name?

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Kel once again proves to be the 'fount of all knowledge' when it comes to words and language - as he has since the 'get go'!
This week, we get a new word for a wild party, the origins of a word for wild horses and some wild speculation on a few other choices phrases. 

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The first 'word of the year' has been revealed!
Kel takes to task those who insist on fancy pronunciation for words like homage and Chile, John has a pronunciation crisis of his own around another certain word, plus the origins of 'mesmerize' and the reason why we no longer call tsunamis 'tidal waves'.

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Is there a difference between 'hanged' and 'hung'?
Why do things relating to weather come under 'meteorology?'
And, there are two Englishmen whose words and phrases are undoubtedly used every day - so who are they?

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What do you call it when someone is on their phone while on the move (aside from annoying)?
Why is a baker's dozen 13 of something?
And most pressing of all - if you have a mongoose, and then another mongoose, what do you have two of?

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This week, we learn the fascinating origins of the word 'gossip', some well known euphemisms (along with the word euphemism itself), just what the meaning of 'halloween' is, along with a few true-blue aussie classics.

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