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May 2022
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You Talk Like a Sausage - 9 May 2022

Hosted by Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett. Produced by Stefanie Levine.
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Do you refer to your dog or cat as “somebody”? As in: When you love somebody that much, you don’t mind if they slobber. In other words, is your pet a somebody or a something? Also, for centuries, there was little consistency in the way many English words were spelled. But long before the printing press helped to standardize spelling, powerful historical forc ... Show More
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