Here’s one that’s sure to lull a restless child into sleep: “night night chicken butt ham head yoo hoo!” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Saying Goodnight” Grant, one more thing to say about that bedtime saying, good night, sleep...
A native Japanese speaker is mystified by the expression “happy as a clam.” In Japanese, she says, if you had a good night’s sleep you might say you “slept like a clam” or “slept like mud.” So why do English speakers think clams are content? This is...
Some folks use the old-fashioned exclamation “Good night, nurse!” as a handy substitute for a cussword. But where’d it come from? Grant explains how this phrase became popular in the early 20th century. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript...
