Lexicon Valley from Booksmart Studios
Podcast Episode
Why Fidget Poppers Are "Satisfying"
· 38 min 11 sec
Welcome to the Valley!
With esteemed Columbia University linguistics professor John McWhorter as your host, Lexicon Valley dissects this messy, maddening and thoroughly wonderful thing we call language.
Description
What does the proliferation of so-called ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) videos say about the nuanced use of the word satisfying? John explains.
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