Origin and Meaning of "Longer Than a Country Mile"

About this episode

This episode explores the origin and meaning of the phrase 'Longer Than a Country Mile' and discusses two Words of the Day.

In this episode, you discover the origin and meaning of, "Longer Than a Country Mile". In addition, you'll discover the meaning of two Words of the Day, Gargantuan and Ergophobia. --- Resources: "What Is a Country Mile? – Origin & Meaning". "Grammarist.com". Link: https://grammarist.com/idiom/country-mile/ "A Country Mile - What's the meaning of the phrase 'A country mile'?". Phrase Finder. Link: https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/a-country-mile.html#google_vignette --- Host: Stephen Carter - Website: https://StressReliefRadio.com - Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com. --- Technical information: Recording and initial edits with Twisted Wave. Additional edits with Audacity, Soften, Amadeus Pro, Hush, and Audyllic. Final edits and rendering with Hindenburg Pro. Microphone: Earthworks Ethos.

People in this episode

Host: Stephen Carter

Topics covered

• idioms
• language
• etymology
• words of the day
• meanings

Keywords

• country mile
• idiom meaning
• Gargantuan
• Ergophobia
• language history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Grammarist.com, Phrase Finder

Books & works: Longer Than a Country Mile, Gargantuan, Ergophobia

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