If English isn’t your first language, there are lots of ways to learn it, such as memorizing Barack Obama’s speech to the 2004 Democratic Convention. Martha and Grant talk about some of the unusual ways foreigners are learning to speak...
How should you pronounce the word gala? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Pronouncing Gala” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi, this is Barry Samsula from Plano, Texas. I have a question for you. I work at a radio...
Sherry from Ocean Beach, California, called after watching a PBS documentary about Appalachia and hearing people interviewed use a different pronunciation from the one she grew up with. Both Appa-LATCH-uh and Appa-LAY-shuh are common, and the choice...
How do you pronounce February? Is it FEB-roo-air-ee or FEB-yew-air-ee? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Pronouncing February” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi, Martha and Grant. This is Karen calling from San Diego...
Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle! It's another newsletter from "A Way with Words"! "Moded, corroded, your booty exploded"--that's what we talked about this past weekend on the program. "Moded" is a...
How do you pronounce the word llama? A caller who learned in school that Spanish “ll” is pronounced like English “y” thinks it’s a mistake to pronounce this animal’s name as LAH-ma. Is he correct? This is part of...