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Fifty Words For Snow

Fifty Words For Snow

By: Maggie Rowe and Emily Garces
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 A linguistic expedition into brave new words. Maggie Rowe and Emily John Garcés hunt for words that lack an English equivalent. They like to think of themselves as Dora the Explorers of language, with their rucksacks and hats and notebooks and magnifying glasses, embarking on a cultural adventure, hunting and gathering useful new word specimens from far flung continents, and holding them up to see what new light they shine on old ideas.Copyright Maggie Rowe Language Learning Social Sciences
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  • Ep 45 Wise Words From Church: Edify

    Ep 45 Wise Words From Church: Edify
    Oct 2 2025
    Maggie and Emily discuss the word "edify" with pastor Cedric Lundy and put the word "secular" on trial with judge Eric Giancoli. Poem by Maggie: Looking For God In All The Wrong Places.
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    30 mins
  • Ep 44 Hindi Horizons part 3: Seva and Atithi

    Ep 44 Hindi Horizons part 3: Seva and Atithi
    Sep 25 2025
    Maggie and Emily learn the Hindi words seva and atithi from Vikas and Shashi Bandhu. "Word in action": seva with Nerys Miller-Baynham. Poem by Emily: seva.
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    28 mins
  • Ep 43 Hindi Horizons part 2: Nazar

    Ep 43 Hindi Horizons part 2: Nazar
    Sep 18 2025
    Maggie and Emily learn the Hindi word nazar from Vikas and Shashi Bandhu and put one usage of the word "just" on trial. Poem by Maggie: Nazar.
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    33 mins
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