Consuegro is the Spanish word Kathy from Imperial Beach misses from English when she wants to talk about the parents of her child’s spouse. English has the broad term in-laws, but no common, tidy word for that particular relationship between the two...
In an earlier episode, we discussed whether there’s a word for “a drawn-out leave-taking”– when, say, a friend says “goodbye” but keeps thinking of “one more thing” to say before exiting. Martha...
interstitial reading n.— «For a day filled with IMs and music and slathered over with email, one opportunity for publishers is to promote interstitial reading, reading that is done in the brief moments between other engagements, whether...
MOTS n.— «Its proprietary MOTS technology (which is an acronym for “More of the Same”) scans your music selection and picks out similar tracks based on parameters such as rhythm, syncopation, key tonality, and vocal harmonies...
Why do we say someone’s “bright-eyed and bushy-tailed”? Your chipper, chattering hosts are ready with the sciurine answer. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Bright-Eyed and Bushy-Tailed” Hello, you have...
An Indiana woman shudders every time anyone uses the expression comprised of. She wants to know if she’s right that it’s bad grammar, and more important, is she right to be a stickler about it? This is part of a complete episode...
