Infix is Just Another Word for Fanfreakintastic (minicast) - 3 Aug. 2011

<p class="p1">What's the one word that comes to mind when you hear the name J. D. Salinger? "Masterpiece"? "Recluse"? How about the "F-word"? </p> <p class="p2"></p> <p class="p1">An Indianapolis listener came across an article about Salinger's use of that word, and that got him wondering about the linguistic terms for inserting at least one extra syllable into a word to make it more emphatic.</p> <p class="p2"></p> <p class="p1">--</p> <p class="p2"></p> <p class="p1">A Way with Words is funded by its listeners: http://waywordradio.org/donate</p> <p class="p2"></p> <p class="p1">Get your language question answered on the air! Call or write with your questions at any time:</p> <p class="p2"></p> <p class="p1">Email: words@waywordradio.org</p> <p class="p2"></p> <p class="p1">Phone: </p> <p class="p1">United States and Canada toll-free (877) WAY-WORD/(877) 929-9673</p> <p class="p1">London +44 20 7193 2113</p> <p class="p1">Mexico City +52 55 8421 9771</p> <p class="p2"></p> <p class="p1">Donate: http://waywordradio.org/donate</p> <p class="p1">Site: http://waywordradio.org/</p> <p class="p1">Podcast: http://waywordradio.org/podcast/</p> <p class="p1">Forums: http://waywordradio.org/discussion/</p> <p class="p1">Newsletter: http://waywordradio.org/newsletter/</p> <p class="p1">Twitter: http://twitter.com/wayword/</p> <p class="p1">Skype: skype://waywordradio </p> <p class="p2"></p> <p class="p1">Copyright 2011, Wayword LLC.</p>