A question for heterosexual guys: What words do you use to describe other men who are good-looking? Attractive? Handsome? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Describing Good-Looking Men” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi, this is...
What’s the origin of the term listless? Does it mean you can’t find the piece of paper with the groceries you need? No. Listless shares a root with the English word lust. In its most literal sense, listless means “without lust,” or “lacking want or...
Martha shares listeners’ responses to an earlier minicast about the Italian-American expression macaroni and gravy. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Listener Macaroni and Gravy” You’re listening to A Way with Words. I’m Grant...
Martha shares writing advice from wine writer Andrew Jefford’s essay “Wine and Astonishment.” His main advice for writers: be astonished. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Wine and Astonishment” You’re listening to A Way with Words...
coping classes n.pl.— «The term “coping classes” is the new omnibus term for those who consider themselves to be struggling financially to keep their head above water.» —“Hardworking families and Sierra Man join coping classes” by Martin...
In this episode, Martha and Grant honor winners of the Ig Nobel Prizes, those wacky awards for weird academic research, and they help a caller decipher a puzzling word from a personals ad: what does paratereseomaniac mean?
