sugar dime 20 dec 2010 summaryis term oriental offensive people think martha grant discuss reasons phrase iota tell gander coined word full detailsoutside dog book mans best friend inside dog dark read kind sudden surprising turn sentence called paraprosdokian martha grant trade examplesinstead crying uncle indiana womans family cries calf rope wonders expression submission unique familywhy say gander lookwill rogers master paraprosdokians martha shares favoritetoo sugar dime mean good true trouble worth merle travis judy hayden sing herequiz guy john chaneski reprises popular puzzle hunt gamea chinese american says shes offended term oriental shes told whos rightthe expression iota means bit martha explains goes ancient greek explains connection sermon mounta caller taught peruse means examine closely carefully increasingly hears people use mean skim quickly evolving english language voices new exhibit british library london featuring earliest printed versions beowulf wycliffe king james bible oldest known example written englisha physicist curious term learning curve pictures pair axes thats case whats x whats ywho coined />martha shares paraprosdokianwhats correct adjective associated democrats democrat democraticblueberry buckle dessert cake batter fruit streussel topping does buckles a way words self supporting independent production receives financial support npr pri pbs radio stationsupport tax deductible donation />get language question answered air write questions timeemail />phoneunited states canada toll free 877 way word/877 929 9673london 44 20 7193 2113mexico city 52 55 8421 9771site />donate />podcast />forums />newsletter />twitter />skype />copyright 2010 wayword inc
      