A San Diego, California, man is having a dispute with his wife, who is a linguist. How exactly do you pronounce the word exactly? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Pronouncing “Exactly”” Hi, you have A Way with Words. Oh, hi. My...
Mary Kay in Plano, Texas, got dinged by her boss for ending a list with whatnot, as in “travel or business or whatnot.” The word is a loose equivalent of etcetera, and the sense comes from the idea of “what would not be included.” Some dictionaries...