This Week: BOOK SALE CONTINUES + Photography on the podcast (part 1) + wheat/whole wheat

wheat/whole wheat
Waiters routinely ask, “Wheat or white?” when bread is ordered, but the white bread is also made of wheat. The correct term is “whole wheat,” in which the whole grain, including the bran and germ, has been used to make the flour. “Whole wheat” does not necessarily imply that no white flour has been used in the bread; most whole wheat breads incorporate some white flour.


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On the podcast this week, we take a holiday from our usual language-centered discussion to talk about photography.

This Week: BOOK SALE + Street talk on the podcast (part 2) + reap what you sew/reap what you sow

reap what you sew/reap what you sow
When you plant seeds you sow them. Galatians 6:7 says, “A man reaps what he sows” (harvests what he plants, gets what he deserves). This agricultural metaphor gets mangled frequently into “you reap what you sew.” At best, you might rip what you sew; but you probably wouldn’t want to tell people about it.

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On the podcast this week, we once again take it to the streets. If you want to hear a Thanksgiving-themed podcast, you can listen to last year’s offering.

This Week: BOOK SALE + Street talk on the podcast (part 1) + working progress/work in progress

working progress/work in progress
If your project isn’t finished yet, it’s not a “working progress” but a “work in progress.”




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On the podcast this week, we take it to the streets.

This Week: Apostrophe talk on the podcast (part 3) + genius/brilliant

genius/brilliant
In standard English “genius” is a noun, but not an adjective. In slang, people often say things like “Telling Mom your English teacher is requiring the class to get HBO was genius!” The standard way to say this is “was brilliant.”


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On the podcast this week, we wrap up our discussion on the apostrophe.

This Week: Apostrophe talk on the podcast (part 2) + urine analysis/urinalysis

urine analysis/urinalysis
The technical term for the test you use to kick the druggies off the team is not “urine analysis” but “urinalysis.”

 
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On the podcast this week, we continue our discussion on the apostrophe.