Hello, everybody! Welcome to another newsletter from the A Way with Words crew. Grant is hunkered down in 17-degree weather in New York, Martha is hang-gliding in the Sierras, and the quiz guys aren't sure how to leave the house, even if...
Quiz Guy Greg Pliska presents a quiz about “False Plurals,” based on the old riddle: What plural word becomes singular when you put the letter “s” at the end of it? (Hint: Think of a brand of tennis racket, as well as the...
quizzam n.— «Actually, I used to give three “quizzams”—more challenging than a typical quiz, but simpler than an exam.» —“A Scheduled Quiz on As You Like It Sprang” by Dennis G. Jerz Jerz’s Literacy...
The fur flies when Greg Pliska unleashes a word puzzle involving the names of animals. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Missing Links Puzzle: Animal Names Connecting Thesaurus Entries” You’re listening to A Way...
Our slang quiz was played this week by Rich Stevens of the comic Diesel Sweeties. Rich tried to figure out the correct meanings of simul and slug line. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Simul and Slug Line: Chess Matches and...
Greg Pliska adds an apt and all-round admirably appealing appraisal of alliterative ability. Meaning, our Puzzle Guy presents a quiz about words that start with the same letters. May we just say that Greg gives great game? This is part of a complete...