For the final word on grammar, many writers turn to the Associated Press Stylebook. But if you find that stylebook too stuffy, you’ll love Fake AP Stylebook, the online send-up that features such sage journalistic advice “The plural of...
Martha shares a great automotive Tom Swifty sent in by a listener. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Automotive Tom Swifty” Grant, the Tom Swifties keep coming into our mailbox, and I have a couple of others from...
Martha tries to stump Grant with another Tom Swifty, this one nautical in nature. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Nautical Tom Swifty” Grant, I have another Tom Swifty for you. Yes. Go to the back of the boat, the...
Martha shares a couple of Tom Swifties, those funny sentences that make great punny use of adverbs, like “‘My bicycle wheel is damaged,’ Tom said outspokenly.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Bicycle...
Martha tells the story behind the term Tom Swifty. Grant shares some more funny examples from the A Way with Words discussion forum. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “The Origin of “Tom Swifty”” You’re...
Greetings from Martha, Grant, and our old friend, Tom Swifty! This week we’d like to welcome new listeners who hear us on CKIC 92.9 FM (KICK-FM) in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Our latest episode features tech writer David Pogue taking the slang quiz...