The Allusionist

Series produced by The Allusionist

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Small adventures in language with Helen Zaltzman. Visit http://theallusionist.org

Small adventures in language with Helen Zaltzman. Visit http://theallusionist.org


27 Pieces

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Cryptic crosswords: delightful brain exercise, or the infernal taunting of the incomprehensible?

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  • Added: Apr 10, 2015
  • Length: 16:28
  • Purchases: 1
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Forget words for a moment; look at the spaces between the words.

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  • Added: Apr 23, 2015
  • Length: 10:21
  • Purchases: 1
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On the eve of the 2015 General Election in the UK, take a jaunt through the etymology of election-related words.

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  • Added: May 06, 2015
  • Length: 09:01
  • Purchases: 1
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Brunch. What does it actually mean?

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  • Added: May 21, 2015
  • Length: 12:39
  • Purchases: 1
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Sometimes words can become your worst enemy.

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  • Added: Jul 02, 2015
  • Length: 28:27
  • Purchases: 1
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Emoji allow communication without words. Could emoji be the universal language of the 21st century?

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  • Added: Jul 27, 2015
  • Length: 16:54
  • Purchases: 1
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'Step-', as in stepparents or stepchildren, originated in grief. Family structures have evolved, but are stepmothers now so tainted by fairytale as...

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  • Added: Aug 12, 2015
  • Length: 38:16
  • Purchases: 1