Stefan Fatsis joins Drew and Roth to talk about dictionaries! For his new book, Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat to) the Modern Dictionary (out now), Stefan embedded with Merriam Webster, and even drafted some new entries. Then, Stefan and Drew discuss the finer points of the letter V’s usage in Scrabble, and they figure out if NFL kickers are too good now. Finally, they open up the funbag to answer a question about begging the question.Do you want to hear your question answered on the pod? Well, give us a call at 909-726-3720. That is 909-PANERA-0!Stuff We Talked About<ul><li>Sheeple</li><li>Filling your house with sand</li><li>New letters</li><li>Thou vs you</li><li>Garden variety swears</li><li>The return of K-balls</li></ul>Sponsors- <a href="https://www.meundies.com/DISTRACTION" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MeUndies</a>, where you can get get up to 50% offCredits- Hosts: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/drewmagary.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Drew Magary</a> & <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/davidjroth.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Roth</a>- Producer: Brandon Grugle- Editor: Mischa Stanton- Production Services & Ads: <a href="http://multitude.productions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Multitude Podcasts</a>- Subscribe to <a href="https://defector.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Defector</a>!About The ShowThe Distraction is Defector's flagship podcast about sports (and movies, and art, and sandwiches, and certain coastal states) from longtime writers Drew Magary and David Roth. Every week, Drew and Roth tackle subjects, both serious and impossibly stupid, with a parade of guests from around the world of sports and media joining in the fun! Roth and Drew also field Funbag questions from Defector readers, answer listener voicemails, and get upset about the number of people who use speakerphone while in a public bathroom stall. This is a show where everything matters, because everyone could use a Distraction. Head to <a href="http://defector.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">defector.com</a> for more info.See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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