What’s the best way to improve vocabulary and remember the words you learn? When a San Diego listener asks that question, Grant and Martha share vocabulary-boosting practical tips. Forget the flash cards and reach for a library card instead...
Pass the Gatorade! Martha and Grant work up a sweat in this episode as they tackle a sports quiz and lob vocabulary questions back and forth. They also settle a family dispute about the pronunciation of eco-friendly and unlock the etymology of...
Dear fellow lexigrapplers, This week in the latest A Way with Words podcast, Martha reminisces about her family's mountain roots while dipping into the delicious vocabulary of Southernisms found in the Dictionary of Smoky Mountain English. When...
Martha reminisces about her family’s mountain roots while dipping into the delicious vocabulary of Southernisms found in The Dictionary of Smoky Mountain English. When ya’ll listen to this one, you’ll find out what a...
buncomize v.— «To “buncomize” is to “talk bunkum,” and no one does this with a better vocabulary than pseudoscientists, who lace their hokum narratives with scientistic jargon.» —“Bunkum!” by...
four-peat n.— «Punahou finally made “four-peat” an official word in the baseball state tournament vocabulary tonight, cooling off Pearl City’s hot bats to win, 7-1, and become the first team to capture four straight Wally...