A young patron’s sense of wonder at what the Toronto Public Library can offer her is super adorable. Libraries! This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “A Sense of Library Wonder” You’re listening to A Way with Words, the show about...
The curved lines that follow the moving limbs of cartoon characters? Those are called blurgits or swalloops. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Comic Strip Motion Lines” Oh, by gee, by gosh, by gum, by Joe. Oh, by Joe, oh, by Joe...
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 A Way with Words. Hi...
Grant shares some favorite bad first lines from novels. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Bad First Lines” You’re listening to A Way with Words. I’m Martha Barnette. And I’m Grant Barrett. Martha, we were talking about great opening...

