A 10-year-old in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, says friends correct him whenever he says funner and funnest. Are they really words, and if so, is it okay to use them? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Are Funner and Funnest Words?”...
A listener from Bethel, Maine, calls with a riddle she heard at summer camp: The maker doesn’t want it, the buyer doesn’t use it, and the user never sees it. What is it? She also stumps the hosts with a puzzle: What adjective requires five letters...
When comparing one item with the rest of the items in a group, which is better: more or most? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “More vs. Most” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hello, this is Carol Henderson. I’m from Tallahassee...
Quiz Guy John Chaneski stops by with a quiz about superlatives. Naturally, his name for the quiz is “Best. Puzzle. Ever.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “A Superlative Quiz about Superlatives” You’re listening to A Way with Words...
