Put on the Dog (Rebroadcast) - 27 March 2023
A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
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The Origins of the Philadelphia Lawyer
Louis Barney: I think it was my grandmother who used to say about the little boy that kept asking his grandma questions. And she said, you asked more questions than a Philadelphia lawyer. He says there are two possible origin stories for the Philadelphia lawyer at least goes back to 1788. The last time Benjamin Franklin lived in London he fought against a stamp act and did all the diplomatic things he needed to do as a representative of the US government.
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