54: Slang (with Jonathon Green)
Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.
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The Slang of the Saurus
In 1993, John Partridge was asked to do a slang dictionary. Green Station of Slang came out in 1998 after 18 years of labor. It has been made into a digital website every three months since 2010. He says he's hardwired and doesn't know how to stop: "Life will stop me."
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