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The idiom 'red herring' is used to describe a distraction from the matter at hand. Literally, a 'red herring' is a kipper––that is, a smoked and salted sliced fish––but why would such a fish become an expression for a di...
Episode 86: Red Herring is an episode from Words for Granted by Raymond Belli. The idiom 'red herring' is used to describe a distraction from the matter at hand. Literally, a 'red herring' is a kipper––that is, a smoked and salted sliced fi...
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Published May 17, 2020, 20:02 long, audio available.
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Episode 86: Red Herring is an episode from Words for Granted by Raymond Belli.
This episode is 20:02 long.
This episode was published on May 17, 2020.
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