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

Speaking in Tongues. Zadie Smith lays out what it means to be able to converse in different voices. You can listen to a version of this in MP3 format. "Recently my double voice has deserted me for a single one, reflecting the smaller world into which my work has led me. Willesden was a big, colorful, working-class sea; Cambridge was a smaller, posher pond, and almost univocal; the literary world is a puddle. This voice I picked up along the way is no longer an exotic garment I put on like a college gown whenever I choose—now it is my only voice, whether I want it or not. I regret it; I should have kept both voices alive in my mouth. They were both a part of me."