On Prefixes

07/09/2018 9 min

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Episode Synopsis

Adam Gopnik on why the prefixes we use speak volumes about us.The "pregnant prefix", Adam writes, "is now the giveaway of class identity - and class bound condescension. The "um"s, "like"s, "look"s, "well"s and particularly "so"s of the world tell all". Producer: Adele Armstrong.