What the fox says may be a mystery, but we do know that dogs bark differently around the world. In China, for example, they say not bow-wow but wang wang. Also, the story behind the British tradition of scrumping. It’s not a middle school dance...
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. I’m Martha Barnette. And I’m...

