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Roy Blount Jr. Slings Southern Slang (minicast) - 15 Oct. 2009
FromA Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
Roy Blount Jr. Slings Southern Slang (minicast) - 15 Oct. 2009
FromA Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
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9 minutes
Released:
Oct 15, 2009
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Podcast episode
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Humorist Roy Blount Jr. stops by to try his hand at a slang quiz specifically about Southernisms.Blount, who is president of the Authors Guild, also joined Grant for a wide-ranging conversation about such topics as the controversy over writers' rights and the Amazon Kindle 2. Listen here.http://www.waywordradio.org/a-conversation-with-roy-blount-jr/--Get your language question answered on the air! Call or write with your questions at any time:Email: words@waywordradio.orgPhone: United States toll-free (877) WAY-WORD/(877) 929-9673London +44 20 7193 2113Mexico City +52 55 8421 9771Site: http://waywordradio.org.Podcast: http://waywordradio.org/podcast/Forums: http://waywordradio.org/discussion/Newsletter: http://waywordradio.org/newsletter/Twitter: http://twitter.com/wayword/Skype: skype://waywordradio Copyright 2009, Wayword LLC.
Released:
Oct 15, 2009
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Podcast episode
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