APHC: Saturday, December 15, 2001

Synonym Society
Saturday, December 15, 2001
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(GK: Garrison Keillor; SS: Sue Scott: TR: Tim Russell)

…this portion of our show brought to you by Mel's Big Boy Buffet at the Mall. Try our international Christmas dinner featuring Turkey and Greece. And brought to you by the Synonym Society, promoting the use of different words that mean the same thing. Notice how dull your speech may be if you keep using the same words over and over.

SS: So, I go, "What about Lindsay?" and he's like, "What?" and I go, "Dude, you are like totally lying," and he's like, "I didn't do anything," and I go, "That's it, dude. We are like OVER. Like TOTALLY." And he goes, like "What are you talking about?" So I'm like, dude, forget it. Like totally.

GK: The English language is capable of much greater range --- notice how rich and nuanced the same dialogue becomes with the use of synonyms.

SS: So, I proceed, "What about Lindsay?" and he's as
if, "What?" and I depart, "Newcomer, you are resembling
complete dishonesty," and he's comparable to, "I didn't do anything," and I advance, "Fledgling, that is it! We are analogous to completion. Like in the entirety." And he proceeds on the order of, "What are you discussing?" and I'm like, Clothes-horse, forget it. Analogous to without exception.

GK: Enrich your speech with the use of synonyms. You'll be glad you did.

TR: The Synonym Society ---- become a member, constituent, participant, partaker, colleague, conferee, fellow, partner, element, ingredient, fragment, parcel or component today.