While reading Great Expectations (Bookshop|Amazon) by Charles Dickens, a listener in Arlington, Texas, is surprised when one of the characters inherits some money, which Dickens describes as a cool four thousand. Were they really using cool that way...
Why is a factory called a plant? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Factory vs. Plant” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi, this is J.W. I’m from Cedar Hill, Texas, near Dallas. Welcome to the show, J.W. How can we help you? Well, I...
When adults are talking sex, money, or other adult topics in the presence of children, one might say little pitchers have big ears, meaning that they don’t want the little ones to hear. The expression has to do with beverage pitchers with handles...
