Does your handwriting look like chicken scratches, calligraphy, or maybe something in between? Martha and Grant discuss the state of penmanship, the phenomenon linguists call creaky voice, euphemisms for going to the bathroom, and the New England...
Are serial commas always necessary? An English teacher says she was surprised to learn that she and her husband, who’s also an English teacher, are giving their students conflicting advice.
sexual anorexia n.— «Your husband’s behavior is actually very common for people who have a sexual addiction. There is a term for it: Sexual Anorexia—he starves you sexually because he no longer needs you—he has videos which don’t demand...
A husband and wife have a long-running dispute over whether the word scissors is singular or plural. Is it a scissors or a pair of scissors? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “A Scissors vs. A Pair of Scissors” Hello, you...
Zerbert is another name for making a sputtering raspberry on a child’s belly. Chris from Rockwell, Texas, wants to know whether Bill Cosby coined the word, a question that comes up at home with a three-year-old and a six-year-old and plenty of...
A listener says she and her husband called their unborn child “wohube.” What other noms de fetus are there? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Wohube” Every once in a while, Martha, we do a show about family words. We...