Did you ever walk in a crocodile? In Britain, a crocodile can be “a group of children walking two by two in a long file.” The phrase came up in an interview with the stylist Vidal Sassoon, who, as a child in London walked in a crocodile...
If you say to someone the Spanish equivalent of “you’re giving me green gray hairs” (me sacas canas verdes), it means that person is making you angry. In Japan, the phrase that literally translates as “one red dot”...
What would you serve a group of musicians and cardiologists? How about beets? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Serving Up Beets” Grant, what would you serve if you had a bunch of musicians and cardiologists coming over...
A Fort Worth listener wonders about a claim she saw in a 1930s magazine. The article said that traditionally, a picket line was an area between the front lines of two opposing armies where soldiers might safely venture out to pick berries without...
As members of the Bob o’clock Facebook group know, the expression “Bob o’clock” means, “It’s 8:08!” The hosts discuss this and other silly ways to tell time inspired by the boxy numbers on a digital clock...
When comparing one item with the rest of the items in a group, which is better: more or most? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “More vs. Most” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hello, this is Carol Henderson. I’m...