Quiz Guy John Chaneski presents his “Before and After” game, in which a pair of two-word phrases overlap on a shared word. For example, what do you get if you combine a fruity pastry with a part of a man’s throat? An Adam’s apple turnover, of course...
Tara in Westby, Wisconsin, says her family asks for just a shlook of milk, meaning only a sip or tiny bit more. The word comes from German Schluck, “a swallow,” related to schlucken, “to swallow.” That tracks with her grandmother’s German background...
Quiz Guy John Chaneski was rummaging around the A Way with Words Lost and Found Department, and returned with a quiz based on lost items and their owners. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Lost and Found Quiz”...
