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...
At Murray’s Cheese in Grand Central Station, the workers who sell cheese are called cheesemongers. The store’s opening up a new section to sell cold cuts, and workers there are looking for more appetizing term than meatmonger. (Meat-R-Maids? Never...
Martha shares the winners of a contest for Best Book Titles of the Year. Or would that be Oddest Book Titles of the Year? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Oddest Book Titles” You know, Grant, there’s a magazine called The...
A Michigander wants to know about the difference between titled and entitled. She’d assumed that a book is titled Gone with The Wind and a person is entitled to compensation for something. Grant and Martha explain it’s a little more complicated than...
