1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Dave Shepherd and Howard Shepherd get a buzz out of talking about onomatopoeia. (Did I spell that right?) (1:52) Song: 'Crash Bang Boom!' by Ellen Rosner (5:48) Animal sounds around the world (source: Sounds of the World's Animals website) (8:07) Music bumper from 'Small Thuds in the Night' by Happy Ashtray (12:22) Rude word of the week: the Bronx cheer (which we can't really spell out) (13:05) Song: 'The Buzz is Over,' by Macle (15:05) Other examples of 'word music' (18:54) Alliteration Assonance Consonance Rhyme Phonetic intensives Howard reads 'Meeting at Night,' by Robert Browning (21:48) Music courtesy of GarageBand.com Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 24:47 size: 11.4 Mb rating: G (Onomatopoeia is really a kid's thing. We say 'fart' in our Rude Word segment, but that's as rude as it gets.) The Word Nerds Archive http://thewordnerds.org <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/1421836/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/1421836