Sure, the present tense of sneak is easy, but what about the past? Is it sneaked or snuck? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Past Tense of Sneak” Hi, you have A Way with Words. Hi, this is J.B. I’m calling from...
It’s one of the biggest grammatical bugaboos of all, the one that bedevils even the most earnest English students: Is it lie or lay? Martha shares a trick for remembering the difference. See below for her clip-and-save chart of these verbs...
In this week’s episode, Martha and Grant discuss not-to-be-believed articles about language from the satirical newspaper The Onion, including one headlined “Underfunded Schools Forced to Cut Past Tense from Language Programs.” By...
top-hatting n. in roulette and casino gambling, the surreptitious placing of a bet after the outcome has been decided; past-posting. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
past-poster n. a gambler who places a (surreptitious or illegal) bet on a game or race after its outcome has been determined. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)