Rigged, Big League, Deplorables & More Words that Shaped the Election

The Leonard Lopate Show | Nov 8, 2016

From "big league" to "braggadocious," Ben Zimmer, language columnist for The Wall Street Journal, takes us through the language of the 2016 presidential campaign, and we take your calls! 

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