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'Bad Dog!' The Militant Grammarian touches on canine idioms

By Kyle Kellams

Published February 6, 2024 at 2:55 PM CST

The Militant Grammarian, Katherine Shurlds, speaks with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams about dog-based idioms like 'the dog days of summer.'

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Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.

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