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    Buffet Flats (minicast)

    Buffet Flats (minicast)

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

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    Buffet Flats (minicast)

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

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    Length:
    6 minutes
    Released:
    Sep 19, 2007
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    Do you know what a “buffet flat” is? Is it A) a type of shoe you wear to all-you-can-eat dinners, B) a lull in economic growth predicted by Warren Buffet, or C) a squalid apartment found in the Rocky Mountain States? Find out when Grant gives you the whole megillah.
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    Released:
    Sep 19, 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.