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Oct 2023
53m 45s

Hair on Your Tongue (Rebroadcast) - 23 O...

Hosted by Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett. Produced by Stefanie Levine.
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If you speak both German and Spanish, you may find yourself reaching for a German word instead of a Spanish one, and vice versa. This puzzling experience is so common among polyglots that linguists have a name for it. • The best writers create luscious, long sentences using the same principles that make for a musician’s melodious phrasing or a tightrope walk ... Show More
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