With your support, 2021 will be a pivotal year for A Way with Words. With your help, and by tightening our budget, through 2019 and 2020, we’ve managed to weather the pandemic while still increasing listenership both on the radio and by podcast. So...
Metal detecting hobbyists who love tweaking their detecting devices are jokingly described by their peers as dials and smiles. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Smiles and Dials” Among detectorists, those people who use metal...
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...
What do you call the piece of playground equipment with a long board and spots for a kid to sit on either end and make it go up and down? A see-saw? A teeter-totter? A flying jenny, or a joggling board? The term you’re most familiar with likely has...
A Lawrenceville, Georgia, woman wonders: If chalkboards go the way of the buggy whip, what simile will replace the expression “nails on a chalkboard”? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Nails on a Chalkboard” Hello, you have A Way...
Feeling fankled? It’s a Scots English word that means “messed up” or “confused.” In this week’s episode, Grant and Martha also discuss a whole litter of synonyms for dust bunny, a slew of different terms for the piece of playground equipment you...
