Stand back! Farther back! It's another newsletter from "A Way with Words." A brand-new episode hit the airwaves this weekend, in which we took a look at some of the coinages on Barack Obama's name, and at...
Do English-speaking foreigners understand you better if you speak English with a foreign accent? A Californian says that on a recent visit to Armenia, he discovered the locals had an easier time if he spoke English with an Armenian accent. Is this...
flying winemaker n.— «He travels around the globe four times a year to consult for wineries in other hemispheres. Gubler fits the European sobriquet, “flying winemaker,” a term for famous winemakers who consult for wineries around the...
Southwest effect n.— Note: Named for Southwest Airlines. «What isn’t known is how much demand for travel will disappear this fall if fares are higher and the economy weakens further. When discounters enter markets and force all airlines...
Quiz Guy John Chaneski is Havana good time with Martha and Grant on an round-the-world International Puzzle Hunt that will leave you Beijing for more. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “International Puzzle Hunt Game”...
bouncer n.— «It is absolutely amazing to me how badly boaters—especially liveaboards—are being discriminated against in SoCal and beyond. Even worse is the uneven treatment of those boaters port authorities have called “bouncers”—which I...