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Our guest for this episode is Dr. Karen Stollznow, a linguist, anauthor, and she shares podcast hosting duties on Monster Talk withBlake Smith. She’s published a new book, focusing on a singleword, Bitch. Bitch is a highly contextual word, controversial inthat sometimes it’s cool and other times Very Uncool. In Bitch: Journey of a Word , Karen examines the etymology of the word andits various meanings along with the social context of how we use itto demean or elevate the person we’re referring to. When you readit, just remember not to dog-ear the pages, that would make you a lowdown son of a bitch. Use bookmarks, always.