Nerd vs Geek (rebroadcast) - 15 August 2011

<p>SUMMARY<br /><br />What do the words marathon, paisley, and bikini have in common? They're all words that derive from the names of places. Martha and Grant talk toponyms. Also, what's the difference between a nerd and a geek? Why do some Marines greet each other with the word "Yambo"? And what do you call the crust that forms at the corners of your eyes after a night's sleep?<br /><br />FULL DETAILS<br /><br />What do the words marathon, paisley, and bikini have in common? They're all words that derive from the names of places. Martha and Grant talk about these and other toponyms.<br /><br />What's the difference between a nerd and a geek? An Ohio professor of popular culture wants to talk about it.  Here's the Metafilter thread mentioned in that discussion.<br /><br />http://bit.ly/Nl38h<br /><br />Here's a Venn Diagram about nerds, geeks, dorks, and dweebs. <br /><br />http://bit.ly/aJxb9E<br /><br />In the Pacific Northwest, the term spendy means "expensive." <br /><br />Grant has an update on the jocular pronunciation of "skedooly" for the word schedule. The original discussion about it is here:<br /><br />http://waywordradio.org/chester-drawers/<br /><br />Puzzle Guy John Chaneski presents a quiz called "Repeat after Me." It's a quiz that's neither so-so nor too-too. <br /><br />A Marine at Camp Pendleton says that while in Iraq, he and his buddies heard the greeting "Yambo!" from Ugandan troops there. Now they use it with each other, and he wonders about its literal meaning. Martha explains that it's a common Kiswahili term.<br /><br />In the novel Jane Eyre, characters sometimes speak whole sentences in French. A high school English teacher says her students wonder if there's a term for inserting whole sentences from another language into fiction. Grant talks about the use of foreignisms and loanwords.<br /><br />Martha has a crazy crossword clue sent by a listener: "Camel's Nemesis." Twelve letters. Got it?<br /><br />Residents of Maine are called "Mainers," people in Texas are "Texans," those in Wisco