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Unusual Words

Martha and Grant share some favorite unusual words. Omphaloskepsis is a fancy term for “navel-gazing,” from the Greek omphalos, meaning “navel.” Mumbleteenth is a handy substitute when a number is too embarrassing to mention, as in, “Socrates the...

Qhristopher

A man named Kris wants to name his son Qhristopher. Have a problem with that? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Qhristopher” Hi, you have A Way with Words. Hey, this is Chris from McKinney, Texas. Welcome to the program. Well, thank...