Why do <b>spelling bees</b> include such bizarre, obsolete words like <b>cymotrichous</b>? Why is New York called the <b>Big Apple</b>? Also, the stinky folk medicine tradition called an <b>asifidity bag</b>, worn around the neck to keep away cold and flu. Also, the surprising number of common English phrases that come directly from the <b>King James Bible</b>. Plus, <b>three sheets to the wind</b>, the term <b>white elephant</b>, <b>in like Flynn</b>, <b>Australian slang</b>, and what to call <b>foam sleeve</b> for an ice-cold can of beer or soda. <a href="http://www.waywordradio.org/spelling-bee-words">See the full show notes at <i>A Way with Words</i></a>.
