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Mrs. Astor's Horse (Rebroadcast) - 4 March 2024

Mrs. Astor's Horse (Rebroadcast) - 4 March 2024

Released Monday, 4th March 2024
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Mrs. Astor's Horse (Rebroadcast) - 4 March 2024

Mrs. Astor's Horse (Rebroadcast) - 4 March 2024

Mrs. Astor's Horse (Rebroadcast) - 4 March 2024

Mrs. Astor's Horse (Rebroadcast) - 4 March 2024

Monday, 4th March 2024
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“What has a head like a cat, feet like a cat, a tail like a cat, but isn’t a cat?” Answer: a kitten! A 1948 children’s joke book has lots of these to share with kids. Plus: an easy explanation for the difference between immigrate with an i, and emigrate with an e. And: The ancient Greeks revered storks for the way they cared for each other. They even had a legal requirement called the Stork Law, which mandated that Greek adults look after their elderly parents. Much later, the same idea inspired a rare English word that means “reciprocal love between children and parents.” All that, plus a brain-busting quiz about scrambled words, Mrs. Astor’s pet horse, dissimilation when pronouncing the word forward, tap ’er light, allopreening, raise the window down, why we call a zipper a fly, and lots more.Please fill out our listener survey! It will help us understand you, our audience, which helps make the show better! https://gum.fm/wordsRead full show notes, hear hundreds of free episodes, send your thoughts and questions, and learn more on the A Way with Words website: https://waywordradio.org/contact. Be a part of the show: call 1 (877) 929-9673 toll-free in the United States and Canada; worldwide, call or text/SMS +1 (619) 800-4443. Email words@waywordradio.org. Twitter @wayword. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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