A listener in Dallas, Texas, asks about frenetic, a word he heard from a business-school professor, and how it differs from frantic. Both adjectives trace back to a Greek root meaning “brain” or “mind,” also found in words such as frenzy and...
Quiz Guy Greg Pliska has a puzzle about heteronyms, words that have the same spelling, but different meanings, like “moped” as in “acted glum” and “moped” as in a motorized bike. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Heteronym Word...