Interview on “The Conversation” with Ross Reynolds (KUOW Seattle) about words that people love and hate.
Words You Love (And Hate) With Ben Zimmer: The Baltimore Sun’s recent use of the word limn in a headline made some readers furious. One letter writer accused the paper of being ‘unbelievably arrogant and patronizing.’ Others have defended the $10 word choice. What’s your response to words you don’t know? Anger? Excitement? Today we’re talking about words you love and words you hate with Ben Zimmer, the language columnist for The New York Times.
(Show page, RealAudio, MP3, download, related Word Routes column. Segment begins about 11 minutes into the show.)