A listener in New York City asks: Why do we say yesterday but not yesterweek? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Yesterweek” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi, Chris. Hi, Martha. This is Kate calling from New York City. Hi, Kate...
Quiz Guy John Chaneski’s puzzle requires misreading words that begin with the letters P-R-E. For example, the word preaching could be misread as having to do with “hurting beforehand” — that is, pre-aching. This is part of a complete episode...
A veteran broadcaster recalls a brilliant example of sesquipedalian language. Fifty years ago, he stubbed his foot on the beach and a group of college boys told him to go to his parents and get an anatomical juxtaposition of the orbicular ors...
A riddle: There’s a place where yesterday follows today, and tomorrow’s in the middle. Where is it? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Yesterday Follows Today Riddle” Grant, I have a riddle for you. Okay. Here it goes. I’m where...
scatter ad n.— «Chief Executive Officer Leslie Moonves said on a conference call yesterday that CBS’s larger audience is countering the slightly lower prices per viewer for advanced ad sales, keeping revenue about even for the so-called upfront ads...
kitchen sink-it v. phr.—Gloss: To report the worst financial performance possible. «In a note to clients yesterday, Credit Suisse analyst Thomas Gallagher said that although the number seems high, it is “plausible, especially if AIG continues to...
