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71: You're Welcome, English! (live with friends, for LingFest23)

Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.

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Do You Know What a Castrated Bowl Is?

Ben: My grandma was convinced that like. all dogs are male and all chick all cats are sort of female. Daniel: Can you do a poll for me, Daniel? Ben: How many holes does a straw have? Here we go. The answer for all time. A straw has one hole. It's not one hole. No, it does not. Tell me your reasoning, Ben,. while I get the next hole right. We've got that one filled up kind of quickly, actually. But I still got a couple. That was way easier. Well, clearly not because most people got it wrong. Let's end the poll because I think most people have finished.

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