97: The Dictionary of Fine Distinctions (with Eli Burnstein)

Update: 2024-04-28

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What's the difference between a KINK and a FETISH? Does it matter if you ASSUME or PRESUME? English is full of these close groups of words, and author Eli Burnstein has untangled many of them in his delightful book The Dictionary of Fine Distinctions. Eli joins us for this episode.

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Intros: 0:42
News: 9:54
Related or Not: 24:11
Interview with Eli Burnstein: 37:33
Words of the Week: 1:10:13
The Reads: 1:33:45

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97: The Dictionary of Fine Distinctions (with Eli Burnstein)

Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård

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97: The Dictionary of Fine Distinctions (with Eli Burnstein)

Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård

97: The Dictionary of Fine Distinctions (with Eli Burnstein)