As a kid, you may have played that game where you phone someone to say, “Is your refrigerator running? Then you better go catch it!” What’s the term for that kind of practical joke? Is it a crank call or a prank call? There’s a difference. • If...
There’s a difference between a crank call and a prank call. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Crank Call vs. Prank Call” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi, this is Storm calling from San Antonio, Texas. Hi, Storm. Welcome. What...
If someone calls you a notorious singer, should you be flattered or insulted? An Indiana caller says he’s hearing the word notorious used in a positive way, and wonders whether this adjective be reserved for describing things in a negative way, as...
gotcha call n.— «Puerile, cringe-inducing, patronising and crude. These are just a few ways to describe Matt Tilley’s popular gotcha calls on Fox FM.…In the past few years, prank telephone calls to unsuspecting Melburnians have become a key element...
An Austin teenager wants to know why we refer to a girl who behaves boyishly as a tomboy. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Tomboy” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hey, I’m sure my sister would disagree. Who is this? Get her on...
prank v.— «Most people born after about 1977 will know that “pranking” is when you call someone up on their mobile phone but hang up immediately afterwards. It’s entered the vernacular as a verb, for example, “I’ll prank you,” or “just prank me.”...