Dave Shepherd and Howard Chang respond to voicemail from Paul of The PK and J Show, who has a word-usage question about 'beside' and 'besides.' (1:53)
Dave and Howard discuss the formation of blend words, popularly known as 'portmanteau words,' and their effect on language change. (5:06)
What are 'good' (effective) and 'bad' (non-effective) blends? (8:20)
Music bumper from by 'Stitch Together' by Adam Boucher (14:39)
Blends that promote convenience and utility of of speech (15:05)
Clips and clip-blends (21:33)
Song: 'Brunching Britney and the Homeboy,' by PC Muñoz (24:40)
Blend words from advertising and marketing (29:00)
Rude word of the week: 'shart' (31:11)
Music bumper from 'Court of Greedy Kings' by Val Davis (32:46)
Whimsical blends and awkward, forced blends (33:03)
Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network
Theme music by Kick the Cat
Closing music from 'Grapes' by Evan Stone
time: 38:11
size: 26.3 Mb
rating: PG (We manage to define our Rude Word without being rude at all.)
Categories: language, linguistics
