Grant explains the connection between sauce and “don’t sass me.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Don’t Sass Me” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi, this is Dan from San Diego. Hi, Dan. Hello, Dan. What’s going on? Not too much...
A caller who lived in the Bay Area during the 1960s remembers using the word loosecap to describe someone who’s “not playing with a full deck.” He wonders if he and his friends are the only ones to use it, as in, “Don’t be such a loosecap!” This is...
Greg Pliska has a quiz about chemical names that should exist but don’t. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Elements of Smile Word Quiz” You’re listening to A Way with Words. I’m Martha Barnette. And I’m Grant Barrett. And joining us...
It’s the wacky title of a new book by language enthusiast Elizabeth Little which has Martha and Grant talking about whether Coca-Cola and Chevy ran into cultural translation problems when selling products abroad. Did the Chevy Nova really sell...
