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Allusionist 92. To Err Is Human - transcript

January 23, 2019 The Allusionist
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SUSIE DENT: There never has been a golden age when everything was as it should be ever. Even though we tend to think that English is now at its most dumbed down, always; I think every generation has thought that.

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Allusionist 10: Election Lexicon - transcript

May 6, 2015 The Allusionist

This episode comes out the day before the 2015 General Election in the UK, so please join me for a jaunt through the etymology of some of the words that are the linguistic flies buzzing around the carcase of democracy.

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In transcript Tags words, etymology, history, politics, language, elections, democracy, general election, Tories, Old French, Proto-Indo-European, party, parties, lobbying, poll, voting, ballot, balls, Italian, hair, etymologocracy, Middle English, pismire
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