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Bang-a-bonk

Apr 2, 2019
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
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2
Is Dent in the Dictionary?
01:31 • 2min
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3
The Power of Words
03:39 • 2min
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4
Can You Geve Me Conk?
05:25 • 2min
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5
The Swear Were Bloody
07:34 • 2min
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Isn't It Time to Paint the Town Red?
09:34 • 2min
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7
The English Language Is a Great River
11:22 • 2min
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8
The Ultimate Ancestors of English
13:37 • 2min
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9
Anglo Saxon - The Language of Diplomacy
15:55 • 4min
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I'm a Nerd, a Geek or a Geek?
19:54 • 2min
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11
Toxin Orvaa and Mimsie Mimsy
22:09 • 2min
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12
How Do You Come Up With New Words?
23:57 • 2min
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13
The Oxford English Dictionary - What Are Its Companions?
25:53 • 2min
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14
What Does Welshing Mean?
28:03 • 2min
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15
The British Funeral Director's Awardsk, Third Year Running
29:59 • 2min
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The Three Sum of Bees to Day
31:52 • 2min
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A Blow of Hot Air
33:24 • 2min
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Word nerds Susie Dent and Gyles Brandreth explore the surprising origins of the English language. A Somethin’ Else Production.

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