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Sep 2018
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Sweet Dreams (Rebroadcast) - 24 Septembe...

Hosted by Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett. Produced by Stefanie Levine.
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In deafening workplaces, like sawmills and factories, workers develop their own elaborate sign language to discuss everything from how their weekend went to when the boss is on his way. Plus, English speakers borrowed the words lieutenant and precipice from French, and made some changes along the way, but not in ways you might suspect. Finally, how do you pr ... Show More
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