Separated by a Common Language?

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Published July 7, 2007 at 7:00 AM PDT

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This week on A Way with Words: If your pal from England tells you hes chuffed, is he happy or annoyed? And . . . only on the web: Sit on a pan, Otis! Martha been collecting palindromes and p

Separated by a Common Language?

Originally aired on March 3, 2007

(Photo: Edd "Kookie" Byrnes from the TV show 77 Sunset Strip serves up a song about being the ginchiest. Connie Stevens accompanies him. Warner Brothers Records )

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Separated by a Common Language?

This week on A Way with Words: If your pal from England tells you hes chuffed, is he happy or annoyed? And . . . only on the web: Sit on a pan, Otis! Martha been collecting palindromes and p

This week on A Way with Words: If your pal from England tells you hes chuffed, is he happy or annoyed? And . . . only on the web: Sit on a pan, Otis! Martha been collecting palindromes and p