Word Nerds in History (39)

Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd tip their hats to the great, famous, and influential word nerds in the modern history of the English language. (1:49) Song: 'Talk, Talk, Talk,' by Cheryl B. Engelhardt (16:17 ) Our friend Jason from Perth, Australia sends greetings. (18:37) Rude word of the week: 'old fart' (18:46) Song: 'Mark My Words,' by Granian (22:32) Word nerds in the mass media (up to, and including podcasting) (25:44) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat, courtesy of GarageBand.com time: 33:50 size: 15.5 Mb rating: PG (We mention a recent rude Rude Word and explicate the details of this week's Rude Word.)