“Building a Better Vocabulary” S:1 E:15 Words for the Way We Talk

S:1 E:15 Words for the Way We Talk Study the fascinating stories behind words that describe how we speak – from the laconic Spartans to the pithy Jedi master to the loquacious ventriloquist. At the end of the lecture, return to Greece for the story behind a word inspired by the Athenian orator Demosthenes and his opinions about King.