Grex Language Conference Item 35

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My Word, anyone?

Sep 3 01:32 UTC 1992

Is everyone familiar with the radio program "My Word" (BBC)?  It airs on WUOM
on Saturdays just after noon, & all too often I miss it.  It pretends to be
a quiz show but is an occasion for wit & exploration of language.

I should add that often the participants seem impossibly erudite, and then
they miss something obvious (to me).  This is partly due to the Atlantic Ocean.

In any case, I should judge that many of those in this conference would
enjoy it, particularly the last round.

2 responses total.

danr

response 1 of 2:

Sep 7 21:24 UTC 1992

I listen to it when not on a bike ride or on the walk.  I sometimes
wonder if they haven't given out the answers ahead of time.  As you
say, though, they often miss something that is rather obvious for
Americans so I guess not.

davel

response 2 of 2:

Sep 8 02:01 UTC 1992

They wouldn't give the kind of hints they do if answers were predistributed
(or, for that matter, if anyone cared about the score).

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