Martha discusses another word she happily tripped over in the dictionary: spanghew. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Spanghew” We were talking earlier about weird words that had stumped us the first time we encountered...
Grant shares a strange word from the fringes of English: mofussil. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Mofussil” Earlier, we were talking about words that caught us up short the first time we ran across them. Here’s...
What’s the nickname for your hometown newspaper? Do share by emailing us. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Newspaper Nicknames” Martha, we were talking earlier about nicknames. There is a whole other category of...
What’s a “barbecue stopper,” and how does it differ from a “marmalade dropper”? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Australian Political Slang” Grant, I was nosing around your website...
By the way, if you want to read about more family words, check out Paul Dickson’s book, Family Words: A Dictionary of the Secret Language of Families. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Paul Dickson’s Family Words...