It’s time for book recommendations! Martha’s enjoying an armchair tour of important places in the history of our language, and Grant recommends relaxing with books that make great reading for both children and adults. Plus, are you the...
Words like discombobulate and blustrification are made-up words intended to sound fancy and Latinate. Discombobulate, in turn, inspired the Recombobulation Area in the Milwaukee airport. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of...
Barb Beiswenger, Milwaukee, Wisconsin: “I don’t know if anyone has ever pointed this out, but at the very end of your podcast when Grant is talking about supporting the show, it sounds like he’s saying “click the doughnut...
Remember the classic films Dogumentary and $3000? Those were their working titles, before they became Best In Show and Pretty Woman. We look at how movie titles evolve and change. Also, is Spanglish a real language? And balaclavas, teaching your...
Paul from Milwaukee heard college women calling each other dude and wondered when that started. When young women use it with each other, it’s mainly in the vocative sense, a way to get attention at the start of a sentence, as in dude...
The terms boyfriend and girlfriend came into common use in the late 1800’s. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Boyfriend and Girlfriend” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi, my name is Laura from Milwaukee...