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Michael Rosen presents Radio 4's open door on the world of words and the way we speak. Email: word.of.mouth@bbc.co.uk |
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"As a child, I was surrounded by people talking about words and language, my
parents and brother spoke several languages. What's more the house always
seemed to be full of people telling stories and jokes, many of which turned
on some word-play or other.
I've been writing poems and stories since I was sixteen and if that doesn't
sensitise you to how language is used then nothing will. So with all that,
to present Word of Mouth feels like being at home. I love it."
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PROGRAMME DETAILS |
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Smittling
Arnold Kellett on words for cold, flu and their remedies.
Lunch or dinner?
Which is it? What do the words really mean? With Judith Flanders, author of The Victorian House
Scientific metaphors
Quentin Cooper on the scientific phrases we mis-use, from meteoric rise to quantum leap.
Bells
Sarah Ransome considers the language of bell ringing in Devon.
Competition Launch!
Invent your own countdown - or up - from 10 to 1 or 1 to 10.
Listener Feedback: more unlikely town slogans.
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