I listened to "A bundle of faggots". They speak about how the word "faggot" is or can be perceived as a word that under no circumstances can be used or should be used. However, although there are times when the word is used, it isnt directed to base the intention for labeling one as a gay or a homosexual. For example, some people use it as a name-calling term but without trying to call someone gay or a homosexual. I.E. if a friend chickens out of hitting on a girl, i would call him a "fag", but im not calling him gay or mean to insult him as such. The word has evolved from a serious offence, to a more harmless word like "jerk". The guys in the podcast discuss how the word has adapted from defining a bundle of sticks, to a gay man, to a benign slur. A more generalized insult without a homophobic context. the intention of the word depends on who is using it, and how. however, there are those that believe that the word should still be avoided or not used under any circumstances. i disagree, the word along with any other, can be morphed or manipulated as people see fit. eventually one persons meaning or intention, will catch on. im not implying that i encourage people to make their own meaning for whatever word just for the fun of it, but im saying they have the right simply because we have the right to our own opinion.

"A needle pulling thread"- This podcast was actually really interesting because alot of people use the word "so" in many ways. All of us have many different ways of using it. This is the first time I listen to someone talk about that word and it is very interesting. When using the word "so" in the beginning on the sentence for me it is when you are changing the subject. Like if the topic before didn't really matter. When using the word "so" in the end of a sentence it is basically like asking a question. For example, "Well I can't go to the party because I don't have a ride, so?" Basically you are asking the person to give you a ride. Without actually asking them if they could pick you up, you already asked them to with the word "so". This podcast uses the word "discourse analysis". It is when you view a language as a kind of info structure. The analysis focuses on such little words like the word "so". The word uses a discourse analysis in various types because many of us have a different meaning to it. I know someone who uses the word "so" in everything. My friends and I decided to make a little game out of it. Everytime she would say it we would give her a little pinch. Maybe it was mean, but she used it like in everything and sometimes it didn't even make sense. After that she just used it where it would fit and not just use it in everything.

"When Nouns Grow Geniatals" Wow kind of a interesting argument between the argument and how we should go ahead and give the feminine and male wording. they actually go ahead and talk about how we may just see a table and we say oh is a table but really who actually came up with it. Also it talks about how Gender of eash is learned separeteyly and by hand, dogs are male cats are female,every noun does have a gender, and all is learn by heart. surprising how in german a cat is male, when it comes to a body, mouth, fingers, and feet are male; in german breasts, nose ,lips and hands are female, and chin, legs are neutral.
Example spanish la mesa is femine in german the table is male. One last point was the one russina painters started lokin at sin pictures german confused and they would paint it as a women but is a man. In other words as one said no once wil actually have a perfect way of speaking ther are acutal either way it goes it will never be said wherete is a male of feminie word because we all know what is called.

"The Story of Ain't"
I chose this story to listen to, because "ain't" is a part of my normal vocabulary. It flows out of my mouth almost naturally.
From the get-go, this is much more interesting than the original story "When Nouns Grew Genitals," which I found to be extremely boring.
This podcast, starts out with peaking my attention with the onset of a 'shitstorm.' It goes on to speak of the Miriam Webster Company, and the different editions of the Webster Dictionaries. The way that Webster's 2nd, was THE dictionary you HAD to have in your home, however, as thourough as it was, it left out a lot that was considered important to the decades it served. The word AIN'T as per Webster's 2nd, forthrightly tells you it is illeterate and dialectel. I tend to agree that it is extremely dialectel, however, I don't find it to be illeterate, moreso, just laziness amongst a certain culture of people.

"when nouns grow nuts" your right tess this was kind of boring. I think it was boring to me because of the fact that the only language I do speak is English and in the places I have been and have gone to school I have never thought of a table or other objects as being male or female. My first experience with this was when I took spanish in high school I failed by the way I struggle with my own language. It always through me off with different objects being male or female. This was really the only point I could follow in the whole piece that some languages give nouns masculine or feminine title.

"A Bundle of Faggots" They talk about how the word "faggot" was in earlier days acceptable is no longer tolerable. They also in the beginning ask for peoples opinion whether the word "faggot" is a cool word to call people. The word "Faggot" has been used a lot now a days through out the famous society For Example artists,NBA players,etc....In my opinion even though the word "faggot" sounds not so offensive is not something you wanna call anyone.

" A Bundle of Faggots" caught my attention because me myself am not a huge fan of the word, I cant stand it. So I decided to take a listen into what they had to say about the word. The use and the intention for "faggot" has sort of evolved into an offensive phrase that stereotypes "gay men", well that is how I see it being used. I would have never thought the meaning of "faggot" was adapted for a bundle of sticks; which makes it not so bad and would have made sense if I were in that era, but in this generation its always going to mean the offensive and I'm sure in due time the meaning will just fly over our heads and will begin to just not have much of an impact since almost everyone has a different view and use of "faggot" due to place and right timing. Even with that little history lesson I still will not tolerate it, or find any usage of the word.