Listen closely for the phatic replacements in our Quiz Guy John Chaneski’s game of idle chitchat. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Phatic Replacements Word Game” You’re listening to A Way with Words...
If you’re looking for a great book about writing, Martha recommends Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch: Let Verbs Power Your Writing. In it, Constance Hale offers an accessible, bang-up course in writing with excerpted passages that really show how the...
For the young and old alike, Grant recommends A River of Words, a children’s biography of William Carlos Williams by Jen Bryant and illustrated by Melissa Sweet. The artwork is beautiful and it’s a wonderful tale of someone who could...