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Plings & Bangs!
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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Jun 23, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Join Susie and Gyles as they venture back to pre-biblical times to uncover the history of punctuation marks. This week we’ll be diving into the drama of the comma whilst teasing out the moments when the semi-colon provides the perfect pause. We also unearth a confession from both Gyles and Susie about their - as of yet, unsuccessful - attempts to read James Joyce's Ulysses (hint: there's a sentence that contains 4391 words). We also get through lots of your brilliant emails and we want you to get in touch with any questions you may have, or any differing views on punctuation… purple@somethinelse.com. A Somethin’ Else production. Susie’s trio: Insordescent - growing in filthiness Misdelight - pleasure in something wrong Leese - to be a loser.
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Released:
Jun 23, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Bang-a-bonk: Word nerds Susie Dent and Gyles Brandreth explore the surprising origins of the English language. A Somethin’ Else Production. by Something Rhymes with Purple