podictionary - the podcast for word lovers

podictionary - the podcast for word lovers


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gorgeous – podictionary 144
March 10, 2010

I went looking for quotes using the word gorgeous. I see that both William Wordsworth and John Milton make reference to ldquo;the gorgeous East."nbsp; Milton in particular talks about showering kings with pearls and gold. This I think is an inadvertent

continent – podictionary 1116
March 09, 2010

I was wondering why North America was called a continent but to be incontinent means you need to wear diapers. SPONSOR: GotoMeeting Hold your meetings online for just $49/mo. Try GoToMeeting FREE for 30 days I bet yoursquo;ve guessed the answer alre

harbinger – podictionary 1115
March 08, 2010

In my part of the world the snow is melting. Melting too early and too fast for my taste since I havenrsquo;t had enough skiing this year. SPONSOR: GotoMeeting Hold your meetings online for just $49/mo. Try GoToMeeting FREE for 30 days But the warm br

rodent – podictionary 1073
March 07, 2010

Therersquo;s an etymological connection between the platform upon which speeches are made and squirrels, rats and beavers. SPONSOR: GotoMeeting Hold your meetings online for just $49/mo. Try GoToMeeting FREE for 30 days The platform Irsquo;m talking abo

prevaricate – podictionary 1070
March 04, 2010

In 1601 Philemon Holland came out with an English translation from Latin, of the now 2000 year oldnbsp; Naturalis Historia by Pliny the Elder. SPONSOR: GotoMeeting Hold your meetings online for just $49/mo. Try GoToMeeting FREE for 30 days Herersquo;s wha

slave – podictionary 143
March 03, 2010

Sadly, there are still people in the world today who are living as slaves.nbsp; If you want to know more about this, please visit iabolish.com or antislavery.org. SPONSOR: GotoMeeting Hold your meetings online for just $49/mo. Try GoToMeeting FREE for 30

chauvinist – podictionary 1067
March 02, 2010

When I hear the word chauvinist I think of a personmdash;malemdash;who takes a superior view of the capabilities of his gender. I guess Irsquo;m influenced by the 1970s phrase male chauvinist pig that evolved out of the womanrsquo;s lib movement. SPONSOR:

fond – podictionary 142
March 01, 2010

A number of years ago I worked at a company where the chemistry among the people was so wonderful.nbsp; I was really fond of the people I worked with. SPONSOR: GotoMeeting Hold your meetings online for just $49/mo. Try GoToMeeting FREE for 30 days Nowaday

midwife – podictionary 1063
February 28, 2010

A midwife is called a midwife not because the midwife is in the middle of anything, nor because during the birth of children the midwife is helping the wife as opposed to the husband. SPONSOR: GotoMeeting Hold your meetings online for just $49/mo. Try GoT

leech – podictionary 1109
February 25, 2010

I like to go on canoe trips in the summer and one of the hazards of canoe tripping is that sometimes lakes have leeches. SPONSOR: GotoMeeting Hold your meetings online for just $49/mo. Try GoToMeeting FREE for 30 days They adhere themselves to your skin a