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A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over

A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over


A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over

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578 episodes
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English
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Light-hearted conversation with callers from all over about new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, language change and varieties, as well as word histories, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.
Be a part of the show with author/journalist Martha Barnette and linguist/lexicographer Grant Barrett. Share your language thoughts, questions, and stories: https://waywordradio.org/contact or words@waywordradio.org.

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Skookum (Rebroadcast) - 29 April 2024

So you’ve long dreamed of writing fiction, but don’t know where to begin? There are lot...

53 minutes
Apr 29, 2024

Electric Soup - 22 April 2024

When an international team of scientists traveled to a research station in Antarctica f...

53 minutes
Apr 22, 2024

Life of Riley (Rebroadcast) - 15 April 2024

Unwrap the name of a candy bar, and you just might find a story inside. For instance, o...

53 minutes
Apr 15, 2024

Blue Dolphin - 8 April 2024

How can you kick the verbal habit of saying you know and um so many times in a sentence...

53 minutes
Apr 08, 2024

Off the Turnip Truck (Rebroadcast) - 1 April 2024

It’s hard to imagine now, but there was a time when people disagreed over the best word...

53 minutes
Apr 01, 2024

Gilded Age - 25 March 2024

In her sumptuous new memoir, Jamaican writer Safiya Sinclair describes her escape from ...

53 minutes
Mar 25, 2024

Loaded For Bear (Rebroadcast) - 18 March 2024

One way to make your new business look trendy is to use two nouns separated by an amper...

53 minutes
Mar 18, 2024

Bronx Cheer - 11 March 2024

What’s the best thing to say to someone who is grieving? Choosing the right words is fa...

53 minutes
Mar 11, 2024

Mrs. Astor's Horse (Rebroadcast) - 4 March 2024

“What has a head like a cat, feet like a cat, a tail like a cat, but isn’t a cat?” Answ...

53 minutes
Mar 04, 2024

Ghost Runner - 26 February 2024

In Japan, if you want to order a corndog, you ask for an Amerikan doggu (アメリカンドッグ). The...

53 minutes
Feb 26, 2024