Your Family's 'Secret Language'
Podcast: The Brian Lehrer ShowPublished On: Mon Sep 15 2025
Description: A recent 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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