About Animalogy \ The Animals in Our Everyday Words & Phrases
A podcast about language, the animal-related words and phrases we use every day, and how they reflect and affect our relationship with (and treatment of) animals. Hosted by author Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, Animalogy will change the way you talk — and think — about animals.
www.colleenpatrickgoudreau.com (https://www.colleenpatrickgoudreau.com/s/animalogy-the-animals-in-our-everyday?utm_medium=podcast)
Vaccines Are Full of Bull? Animal-Related Words for Diseases and Cures
In earlier episodes of Animalogy Podcast, we talked about parts of our anatomy named for their resemblance to animals, such as muscle and coccyx. In today's episode, we look at the animal-related words we have for diseases and cures, including cancer, vaccine, and .... well, you'll have to listen for more!
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18 Jan 2018
Don’t Get Fleeced or Pull the Wool Over Your Eyes: Expressions from the Hair of Sheep
Have you ever been "fleeced"? Have you ever "gone in search of the golden fleece" or "pulled the wool over someone's eyes"? Are your opinions "dyed in the wool"? In today's episode of Animalogy, I discuss the animal origins of these words and expressions, all of which have to do with the hair of sheep. In other words, they're Animalogies!
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23 Sept 2017
Berserk for Bears: Words from our Ursine Animals
We have many words built from the English word for "bear," the Latin word for "bear," and the Greek word for "bear," and we have many expressions and phrases built from the same ursine animal. Of course there are also expressions using the verb "to bear," as in "to carry," such as in "bearing fruit, bearing a child, or bearing a burden or a grudge. Let's explore the origins of all of these.
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