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Episode 86: Red Herring
Publisher |
Ray Belli
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Education
Language Learning
Publication Date |
May 17, 2020
Episode Duration |
00:20:02

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 distraction? In this episode, we debunk a popular myth surrounding the idiom's etymology by close reading a handful of selections from the written record and drawing on the most recent scholarship.

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