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110. Eating

110. Eating

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This episode gets into unusual words for conversations about eating, exploring their origins and familiar words from the same root. Words discussed include voracious, pantagruelian, temulent, alimentation, deglutition and abstemious.

Plus, discover the history of how three daily meals, breakfast, lunch and dinner, became the norm.


Sources:
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/205/205-h/205-h.htm

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/caterpillar-mcmaster-1.5605825

https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/gourmet-vs-gourmand-usage-difference

https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/1877-06-05/debates/119d4165-514d-4018-bd66-f6b96f695261/PrisonsBill%E2%80%94Bill121

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20243692

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/nov/28/breakfast-health-america-kellog-food-lifestyle

https://www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/hard-chews-why-mastication-played-crucial-role-in-evolution/

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