New Yankee Wordshop

You're the Apple of My Eye

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In this episode, you get TWO games of Balderdash for the price of one!!! Brought to you by forgetting to hit record. Tune in to learn the correct (and very INCORRECT) definitions of "nidifugous" and "widdershins".

Questions this week: What does "apple of my eye" mean? Why do we have so many pronunciations for words ending in "ough"? Are there any words in Portuguese that sound like words in English, but just don't translate?

And I would just like to state for the record that I know that Romance Languages are called Romance Languages because they have their origins in Latin (& thus, the Roman Empire). What was my mouth thinking???


Do you have a question for us? 

  • Visit us at anchor.fm/new-yankee-wordshop to record one!
  • Join our Facebook Group New Yankee Wordshop Podcast and post your question there. You may also enjoy all the side discussions about language, New England, and Minas, and Rio. 


    • Would you like to try to trick Luiz?

    • Join our OTHER Facebook Group New Yankee Wordshop Podcast Games and Trivia to join in a game of Balderdash. I tend to select from the first handful of responses (four definitions needed for each game). 


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