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Your Family's 'Secret Language' Part Two
Episode 1704

Your Family's 'Secret Language' Part Two

Listeners call in to share the words in their family that only they use, which are often conjured in the minds of small children and then used for years down the road.

The Brian Lehrer Show

October 6, 20256m 0s

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Show Notes

A Washington Post article explained how most families have a secret language that only they understand, or a "familect" as some linguists call it.  Listeners call in to share the words in their family that only they use, which are often conjured in the minds of small children and then used for years down the road.

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