Someone setting out to write a pangram drafted this tragic little tale: The explorer was frozen in his big kayak just after making some queer discoveries. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Frozen Explorer Pangram” You know, Grant...
Why do we eat a frozen dessert to celebrate being born? Because it’s sherbert-day! Don’t hate us. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Sherbert Day” On our Facebook page, Brian Stoll shared a question with us. Why have ice cream to...
Our Quiz Guy John Chaneski serenades us with a game of rewritten lyrics for Disney’s Frozen. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Fixer-Upper Word Game” You’re listening to A Way with Words, the show about language and how we use it...
A woman of Puerto Rican descent wonders about limber, the name of the savory frozen treat popular in her homeland. Was it really named in honor of aviator Charles Lindbergh? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Puerto Rican Limber...
If a recipe calls for unthawed corn, is that corn supposed to be frozen or unfrozen? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Unthawed” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi, this is Carol. I’m living in Hamden, Connecticut. Okay, but...
snow roller n.— «Stanford found frozen doughnuts of snow on the top of Washington Pass in the North Cascades this week when he was doing avalanche-control work. At first he couldn’t believe his eyes: Perfectly shaped doughnuts had rolled down the...