Discussion Forum—A Way with Words, a fun radio show and podcast about language

Oyez, oyez! All rise for another newsletter from "A Way with Words"!

We took another listen to an episode concerning "orient" vs. "orientate," "sockdologizing," and "my dogs are barking." Hear it again:

https://waywordradio.org/riddled-through-with-riddles/

Martha also has whipped up another online-only minicast, this one about "joe floggers" and "so don't I." Give it a listen:

https://waywordradio.org/love-joe-floggers-so-dont-i/

Just a quick note that our web site has been flaky over the last 24 hours. We're sorry about that! If you can't get in, try again in a few minutes. Our hosting provider has shown itself to be incompetent and prone to failure, so we'll be moving to a new provider as soon as possible. Email and podcasts have been unaffected and are operating normally.

The American Crossword Puzzle Tournament is less than a month away! Neil Conan will be returning this year to do the play-by-play with Merle Reagle and Tetsuya Miyamoto, inventor of the number puzzle "KenKen," will be handing out awards. Sign up to solve with the best:

http://www.crosswordtournament.com/

"Reset," meaning "start over," is the buzzword du jour in politics and business.

http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/28/news/reset_buzzword.fortune/

Best wishes,

Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett
Co-hosts of A Way with Words
https://waywordradio.org

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