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1. Linguistic Tics (106)
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Linguistic tics: Friends, this week Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd sort of, you know, explore little linguistic tics, right? Paralinguistic vs. linguistic tics (1:59) Causes of linguistic tics; tics as style identifiers; some classic linguist tics (5:32) Music bumper from “Telepop” b
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public date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 01:29:22 +0000 - (33 MB Type: MPEG)
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2. Ambiguity (105)
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Ambiguity: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd try very hard to figure out exactly what each other means, as they explore the topic of ambiguity. Thanks to Paul L., Smaran D., Mary M., Michelle M., Dolores B., and Peter D. for PayPal donations (1:52) Emails from Paul L., Adam R., Maria C., and Anne
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public date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:22:14 +0000 - (38 MB Type: MPEG)
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3. Syntax (104)
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Syntax: This week it’s shake-up the order of sentences that Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd do, as explore the topic of syntax they shall. Thanks to Emma H. and Mary T. for PayPal donations (2:07) Syntax: not just word order, but sentence structure in general. Which came first, the thing or
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public date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:59:00 +0000 - (32 MB Type: MPEG)
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4. Please complete our audience survey. (103A)
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The Word Nerds would be very grateful if everyone listening could complete the audience survey on our website, thewordnerds.org. See the navigation column on the right side of the web page. This survey will give us valuable statistical evidence of who is listening to our show, so that any advertisi
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public date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:23:06 +0000 - (2 MB Type: MPEG)
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5. Prosody (103)
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Prosody: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd try not to use “that tone” with each other as they discuss prosody in speech and in poetry. Thanks to Marilyn O. for a PayPal donation (1:54) Speech prosody: the rhythm, intonation, and grouping of sounds that are part of human speech. (2:17)
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public date: Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:34:43 +0000 - (40 MB Type: MPEG)
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6. Rhetoric, part 3: Rhetoric in Famous Speeches (102)
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Rhetoric in Famous Speeches: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd conclude their three-part series in rhetoric by presenting some examples of rhetoric and public discourse. At the time this is posted, our web site is not fully functional. It will be fixed soon, so that you can find things and make PayP
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public date: Mon, 26 May 2008 01:30:04 +0000 - (49 MB Type: MPEG)
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7. Games and Wordplay (101)
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Games and Wordplay: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd explore word games, games with words, and ways of playing with words. Dave thanks Brad and Naoko for donations, and Naoko, Ralsen, Asa, Jason and Hossein for their emails. (1:59) This show was inspired by a game published by Brad Chase, Orijinz.
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public date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:11:18 +0000 - (36 MB Type: MPEG)
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8. Baby Talk (100)
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Baby Talk: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd use their best adult vocabulary as they discuss baby talk. Dave thanks Andy, Beverley and Jianxia for their support through the PayPal donation button. (2:00) This is show #100. The recording date, March 21, is the third anniversary not only of The Word Nerd
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public date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 17:43:25 +0000 - (35 MB Type: MPEG)
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9. Rhetoric, part 2?Tropes and Schemes (99)
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Rhetoric, part 2–Tropes and Schemes: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd continue their discussion of rhetoric by exploring tropes, schemes, and Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Grimace from the Word Nerds Forum corrects us on our example of a syllogism. (2:31) Content versus style; tropes a
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public date: Sat, 01 Mar 2008 21:18:10 +0000 - (40 MB Type: MPEG)
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10. Body Words (98)
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Body Words: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd put their noses to the grindstone and go toe-to-toe in a tete-a-tete, as they talk about body words. Dave thanks Scott and Mary for their support through the PayPal donation button. (2:05) This topic is, of course, the theme of Charles Hodgson’s book
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public date: Sat, 09 Feb 2008 20:22:09 +0000 - (35 MB Type: MPEG)
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11. Rhetoric, part 1 (97)
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Rhetoric, part 1: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd explore the difference between rhetoric and dialectic. They invoke Plato, Aristotle, Rush Limbaugh and Michael Moore. Dave thanks Michael, Tim, Emma, and Clint for their support through their PayPal donations to the show. (See the button on the rig
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public date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:51:17 +0000 - (33 MB Type: MPEG)
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12. Special 2008 New Year?s Edition (96A)
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2008 New Year’s special edition: Dave Shepherd sends New Year’s greetings from the Word Nerds team, and responds to listener feedback. Dave reads and responds to emails from Hillary, Idiosyncratic Idiot, Chris, Rob, and Donna. (3:10) A bald-faced solicitation of your donations through o
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public date: Wed, 02 Jan 2008 01:52:12 +0000 - (20 MB Type: MPEG)
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13. Silence and Speechlessness (96)
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Silence and Speechlessness: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd sit in silence for a few seconds–and then find that they have something to say after all. They explore speechlessness and silence. We are currently somewhat speechless because of overwork. (2:02) Speechlessness: when words fail us. (
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public date: Sun, 09 Dec 2007 20:23:04 +0000 - (32 MB Type: MPEG)
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14. Religious Words (95)
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Religious Words: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd look deep within their souls–without proselytizing–as they talk about the connection between religious language and everyday language. Religious words as they are re-appropriated into everyday life. Thanks to EJ for suggesting this topi
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public date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 03:14:23 +0000 - (33 MB Type: MPEG)
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15. Nicknames (94)
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Nicknames: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd call each other by names other than their given names as they discuss nicknames. Listener feedback (2:22) Eke-names, mascots, and a shout-out to a former student (5:18) Music bumper from “Grapes” by Evan Stone. (17:34) Monikers–deliberat
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public date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 08:24:01 +0000 - (37 MB Type: MPEG)
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16. Public Speaking (93)
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Public speaking: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd sit very isolated in the Word Nerds studio, and yet speak to thousands of listeners about public speaking. Oratory, rhetoric, and forensics (2:02) Music bumper from “Forensic” by Nick Murray (14:29) “Everyday” public speakers: t
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public date: Sat, 06 Oct 2007 18:43:25 +0000 - (40 MB Type: MPEG)
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17. Transitions (92)
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Transitions: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd try to move smoothly from one sub-topic to another as they talk about transitions, both in language and in life. Emails and voice messages from Angy, Joel, MrGraphxFargo, Ken, and Ric (2:33) Change in our lives, and the continuum of change and transit
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public date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:49:11 +0000 - (37 MB Type: MPEG)
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18. ?Inside? Language (91)
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“Inside” Language: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd speak as clearly and openly as they can about “insider” language–normal words that outsiders cannot understand. Our show is introduced this week by the man called Anne from Israel, known to Word Nerds Forum members as
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public date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 01:23:46 +0000 - (38 MB Type: MPEG)
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19. Small Talk (90)
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Small talk: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd, who haven’t seen each other for several months, make and discuss small talk. We encourage you to check our our friend Charles Hodgson’s book Carnal Knowledge. (2:22) The inspiration for this show was the book How to Talk to Anybody About Anythi
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public date: Sat, 04 Aug 2007 04:20:00 +0000 - (40 MB Type: MPEG)
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20. Synonyms (89)
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Synonyms: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd discuss, chat, and talk about a plethora, a bundle, a whole bunch of ideas about synonyms. Austin Tichenor of the Reduced Shakespeare Company left us an audio comment via our MyChingo button. (1:55) It was Dave’s turn to travel to German-speaking Eur
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public date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 03:54:44 +0000 - (32 MB Type: MPEG)
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