A woman in Burlington, Vermont, says her mother used to use the expression land o’ Goshen! to express surprise or amazement. Where is Goshen? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Land o’ Goshen” Hello, you have...
Grant and Martha discuss a new term, bike-shedding, and an old one, tohubohu. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Bike-Shedding” You’re listening to A Way with Words. I’m Martha Barnette. And I’m Grant...
Revengelical n.— Note: A play on “Evangelical.” «Wasn’t it in Genesis (as Revengelicals follow the Old Testament pretty closely) that Moses was speaking with God over the fate of the “wicked” city Sodom and that if...
Does the English expression “falling in love” derive from the biblical story of Rebekah and Isaac? A caller thinks so. The hosts don’t think so. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Etymology of “Falling...
biobox n.— «The prototypes currently in orbit are roughly a third the projected size of a final Bigelow space module and do not yet contain any form of life support. The arthropod crew of Genesis II—which the company refers to as their...
arthronaut n.— «The prototypes currently in orbit are roughly a third the projected size of a final Bigelow space module and do not yet contain any form of life support. The arthropod crew of Genesis II—which the company refers to as...