Archive for March, 2008

Baby Talk (100)

5 Comments Published by Dave March 22nd, 2008 in podcast, howard c., dave

Baby Talk: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd use their best adult vocabulary as they discuss baby talk.
Dave thanks Andy, Beverley and Jianxia for their support through the PayPal donation button. (2:00)
This is show #100. The recording date, March 21, is the third anniversary not only of The Word Nerds, but also of Schlaflos in München. […]

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Rhetoric, part 2–Tropes and Schemes (99)

8 Comments Published by Dave March 1st, 2008 in podcast, howard s., dave

Rhetoric, part 2–Tropes and Schemes: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd continue their discussion of rhetoric by exploring tropes, schemes, and Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
Grimace from the Word Nerds Forum corrects us on our example of a syllogism. (2:31)
Content versus style; tropes and schemes defined; and some examples of tropes. (Note: despite what Dave says in […]

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