Speechification

Blimey. This is our 300th post. That feels like a little milestone to me. And this is probably an appropriate programme. In many way’s it’s exactly what you’d expect; Stephen Fry is twinkly, arch and clever, various linguistic and maritime experts are interesting and scholarly about the naval and oceanic metaphors that soak the English language. It’s good stuff, but it’s a little predictable. And then, from nowhere, you get Mrs Constantinou, the owner of a Greek removals business, explaining the origins of the word metaphor and it becomes the best radio you’ve listened to for ages. Hurrah. MP3 here.

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