1453-Caller-Micah-Toast by A Way with Words published on 2016-10-09T16:50:32Z A 13-year-old from San Diego, California, wonders: Why do we call that breakfast staple toast instead of, say, toasted bread? It's natural to find shortcuts for such terms; we've also shortened pickled cucumbers to just pickles. http://waywordradio.org Genre Learning