If your name is too difficult for the employees at Starbucks to accurately write on the side of a coffee cup, we suggest you take on a coffee-nym. Can’t go wrong with Elvis. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Coffee-nyms” It seems...
Which comes first in this favorite breakfast combo: bacon and eggs, or eggs and bacon? Neither are totally idiomatic, but bacon and eggs is most common. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Bacon and Eggs vs. Eggs and Bacon” Hello, you...
For language lovers, it’s like New Year’s, Fourth of July, and the Super Bowl all rolled into one: The brand-new online edition of the Dictionary of American Regional English. Martha and Grant explain what all the fuss is about. Plus, the debate...
The Dictionary of American Regional English offers these alternative words for doughnut: friedcake, twister, floater, sinker, finger, and chokerhole. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Alternatives for Doughnut” You’re listening to A...
To house something, as in to house a beer or to house a pizza, is slang for “consuming something really fast.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Slang “House”” Hi, you have A Way with Words. Hi, this is Whitney. I’m calling from...
In Minnesota and some nearby states, the children’s game Duck Duck Goose is known as Duck Duck Gray Duck. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Duck, Duck, Gray Duck Game” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi, guys. This is Brian...