Light-hearted conversation with callers from all over about new words, old sayings, slang, family ex
South African English is a rich mix of Afrikaans, English, and indigenous languages such as Zulu and
[This episode first aired October 10, 2009.]Do you say something happened on accident or by accident
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Write it Right One hundred years ago, American journalist and satirist Ambrose Bierce published a c
You know that grammatical 'rule' about not ending a sentence with a preposition? Well, who ever deci
Grant interviews 'Jeopardy!' champion Ken Jennings about the grueling nature of TV quiz shows, the f
[This episode originally aired February 9, 2008.] In this week's episode: Just how far back could y
[This episode first aired January 12, 2008.] In this week's episode, Martha and Grant discuss not-t
Enough about the 'Word of the Year.' How about the 'Word of the Decade'? Bailout? Google? Martha and
[This episode first aired May 10, 2008.] We all misspeak from time to time, but how about when we m
Welcome to another minicast from A Way with Words. I'm Martha Barnette. You may remember the call w
Did you ever use a tilly ticket in the bathroom? Over the years, we've answered lots of your quest
Humorist Roy Blount Jr. stops by to try his hand at a slang quiz specifically about Southernisms. B
If a restaurant menu states, 'We cook off our potatoes,' what in the heck does that mean? A truck dr
No, it's not the neurological effect of spending too much time researching odd new terms. Slang jang
Is it acceptable to make a brand-new adverb simply by adding an -ly to an adjective? A scientist wan
It's a brand-new season of A Way with Words! Grant has big news, too: He's used up his last Metrocar
[This episode originally aired October 11, 2008.] This week, Martha and Grant discuss terms from Au
Does your family have a word for the cardboard tube left over from a roll of toilet paper? A caller
Many of the world's languages apparently derived from a prehistoric common ancestor known as Indo-Eu
