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Aptronym Watch: Sue Yoo Too!

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Meet a born lawyer.

By Timothy Noah

It doesn't get any better than "Sue Yoo", an associate at Sullivan & Cromwell, New York, N.Y. I got 20 bucks says she's going to make partner. [engl. "sue" = dt. "jemanden (gerichtlich) belangen", "verklagen", engl. "associate" = dt. "Gesellschafter", "Partner"]

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August 21, 2015 - Name in the News: Addyi

May 28, 2014 - Name in the News: Tweed

July 13, 2011 - Carmageddon

April 21, 2009 - The Naming of Fish...

December 03, 2008 - News to Me

April 10, 2008 - The Aptronym and the Googlegängers

August 29, 2007 - Aptronym Contest at Freakonomics Blog

July 23, 2006 - Many Happy Returns

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Aptronym Word Game

Posted November 3, 2012 .

A while ago, we played a game involving aptronyms, those monikers that really fit their owners. For example, picture a guy holding a shovel standing next to a hole. His name might be Doug. But a Tennessee listener wrote to suggest another answer: the guy with the shovel might just as well be called Barry. [...]

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Aptronym Word Game

Posted April 22, 2012 .

Our Quiz Guy John Chaneski has a game of aptronyms for people whose names fit certain locations or conditions. For example, a guy hanging onto a wall might be named Art. Or what do you call a woman between two buildings? Ally! This is part of a complete episode.

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Positive Aptronyms

Posted September 24, 2011 .

Ever know somebody whose name makes you do a double-take, like a family physician named Dr. Hurt? An Albany, N.Y. listener shares a game of more positive aptronyms. For example, what do you name your daughter if you want her to be a lawyer? How about “Sue”? This is part of a complete episode.

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Etymology of Aptronyms

Posted December 13, 2008 .

There’s the late CNN broadcaster William Headline, the preacher named James God, and the physician named Dr. Hurt. Names like these that match the person’s profession are called aptronyms or aptonyms. We talk about the man who coined the term aptronym, and toss in a few more examples. This is part of a complete episode.

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Little Pitchers

Posted July 19, 2014 .

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Did you know reading poetry improves your prose? That includes hip-hop lyrics, too. Also, how linguist can guess where you come from based on how you speak. What do you call someone who picks the chocolate out of the trail mix? Plus, champing at the bit, rutching around, kerfuffles and kerfluffles, pear-shaped, and little pitchers [...]

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Make A Train Take A Dirt Road

Posted May 31, 2014 .

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Remember the classic films Dogumentary and $3000? Those were their working titles, before they became Best In Show and Pretty Woman. We look at how movie titles evolve and change. Also, is Spanglish a real language? And balaclavas, teaching your grandmother to suck eggs, buying liquor at the packie, making a train take a dirt [...]

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The One Who Brung You

Posted May 24, 2014 .

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You’ve been reading a book but you’re just not into it. How do you quit it, guilt-free? How do you break up with a book? Also, what do you ask for when you go through the grocery checkout line: bag, sack, or something else? Plus, brung vs. brought, a swim swim, cuddywifters, pinstriped cookie-pushers, a [...]

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Shank of the Evening

Posted January 7, 2013 .

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What time is it if it’s the crack of chicken? When exactly is the shank of the evening? How do you pronounce the word spelled H-O-V-E-R? Did Warren G. Harding really coin the word normalcy? Also, a name game, sports nicknames, flounder vs. founder, Laundromats vs. washaterias, Black Dutch, nosebaggers, medical slang, and a look [...]

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Kurt and Rod

Posted December 8, 2012 .

A while back, our Quiz Guy John Chaneski gave us a game of aptronyms, and your answers are still pouring in. Like, what do you call two guys over a window? How about Kurt n’ Rod? This is part of a complete episode.

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Almost “Amous” Word Game

Posted November 10, 2012 .

Our Quiz Master John Chaneski has a game about aptronyms for famous folks, or shall we say folks who were Almost Amous. In this puzzle, you drop the first letter of a famous person’s last name in order to give them a fitting new occupation. For example, a legendary bank robber might become an archer [...]

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Nym Word Game

Posted August 4, 2012 .

Our Quiz Guy John Chaneski has a new word game titled “The Secrets of Nym.” In Alcoholics Anonymous, denial is said to stand for “Don’t Even Notice I Am Lying,” which is a backronym. An acoustic guitar could be considered a retronym. And an editor named “Daily” is an example of an aptronym. This is [...]

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Like a Boss

Posted August 4, 2012 .

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It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s witches’ knickers! What do you call stray plastic bags that litter the landscape? Also, what it means to do something like a boss, how to hyphenate correctly, and why we say we have a crush on someone. Also, similes from the 1800s and the truth about what happens [...]

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Him and I or Him and Me?

Posted March 30, 2012 .

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If someone offered you a croaker with an old man’s face, would you accept? You should! Croaker is a slang term for a hundred dollar bill. Did you ever wonder why we turn up the air conditioning to bring the temperature down? Plus, the tricky debate over me vs. I, the byzantine story behind the [...]

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Almost Up to Possible

Posted April 18, 2009 .

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We recommend books that make great gifts for language lovers, talk about footwear called go-aheads, and look further into going commando. Also, was the 2008 election a historic event or an historic event?

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Almost Up to Possible

Posted December 16, 2008 .

Hello, guys and dolls--it's another newsletter from A Way with Words. We aired an episode this past weekend in which we talked about the footwear known as "go-aheads," what part of the body is "possible," aptronyms (when a person's name matches their profession), and we made some holiday book recommendations. http://waywordradio.org/almost-up-to-possible/ We also posted two [...]

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Baby Platitudes Are Called Duggles

Posted December 8, 2008 .

O HAI! U CAN HAZ NEWSLETTER. Yes, it's another email newsletter from A Way with Words. There was no newsletter last week, because, umm, we had a really good excuse, okay? In part, it's because your wily and wordly hosts are everywhere nattering to journalists about "words of the year," a phenomenon which threatens to [...]

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