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    Martha: Appalachian Cackleberries - 10 Oct. 2007

    Martha: Appalachian Cackleberries - 10 Oct. 2007

    FromA Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over

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    Martha: Appalachian Cackleberries - 10 Oct. 2007

    FromA Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over

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    Length:
    6 minutes
    Released:
    Oct 10, 2007
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    Martha reminisces about her family's mountain roots while dipping into the delicious vocabulary of Southernisms found in the Dictionary of Smoky Mountain English. Listen to this one, ya'll, and you find out what a cackleberry is, and why you don't want to drink milk thatâs blinky.
    Released:
    Oct 10, 2007
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    A fun weekly radio show about language seen through culture, history, and family. Co-hosts Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett talk with callers who have questions and stories about linguistics, old sayings, word histories, etymology, regional dialects, slang, new words, word play, word games, grammar, family expressions, books, literature, writing, and more. Your language questions: https://waywordradio.org/contact or words@waywordradio.org. Call toll-free *any* time in the U.S. and Canada at 1 (877) 929-9673. From elsewhere in the world: +1 619 800 4443. All past shows are free: https://waywordradio.org/. On Twitter at https://twitter.com/wayword.