“Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.” This kind of sudden, surprising turn in a sentence is called a paraprosdokian. Martha and Grant trade some examples. This is part of a...
Why do we describe the sudden abandonment of someone as “throwing him under the bus”? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Thrown Under the Bus” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi, I’m Sean, and...