# 86: Mailbag of Dog Sushi (with Nicole Holliday)

An episode of [Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/436133392), 14 Nov 2023, 1 h 19 min.

Audio: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/talkthetalk/86_Mailbag_of_Dog_Sushi.mp3?dest-id=897956

We've got mail, and linguistic MVP Dr Nicole Holliday is here to help us sort some things out around here. And we chat about the state of lingcomm today. • Why is dog sushi made FOR dogs, but duck sushi is made FROM ducks? • What do we call it generally when companies try to improve their image by -washing? • Is the term "MVP" becoming uncoupled from sports? • Will vaping kill your vocal fry? • Are shibboleths made on purpose, as a way of creating an in-group and an out-group? Plus our favourite game: Related or Not!

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