Light-hearted conversation with callers from all over about new words, old sayings, slang, family ex
Last year British slang lexicographer Jonathon Green struck a deal with the publisher Chambers Harra
This week on 'A Way with Words': Feel like having a little 'hair of the dog'? Grant and Martha expla
Here's a riddle: 'Nature requires five, custom gives seven, laziness takes nine, and wickedness elev
The British publishers of the Collins dictionary have announced 24 words on their endangered species
Reading the OED from A to Z (minicast) Word nerd Ammon Shea quit his job as a furniture mover in Ne
The world of politics tops this week's language headlines, including an explanation of the Bradley e
A listener in Brazil challenges Martha's pronunciation of the odd English word antipodes. Their emai
Mmmmmaverick. Maverick, Maverick, Maverick. Maverick, Maverick, Maverick, Maverick. Maverick. Is it
Some people wouldn't be caught without the season's latest fashions, and others never leave home wit
[This episode first aired January 19th, 2008.] Does your family use a special word you've never hea
A caller from Imperial Beach, California has a punctuation question: Dr. Tei Fu Chen and his wife, D
Grant has the latest headlines from the world of language, including the debate over the name of the
[This episode first aired December 8th and 9th, 2007.] This week Martha and Grant honor winners of
When is a mango not a mango? Why, when it's a bell pepper, of course! An Indiana listener says she a
[This episode originally aired Dec. 1, 2007.] Pass the Gatorade! Martha and Grant work up a sweat t
Grant dishes up the latest language headlines from around the world. Oh, what a difference a letter
[This episode originally aired May 17, 2008.] If someone calls you 'dibby,' should you be flattered
For true word nerds, it's a guilty pleasure. You meet a stranger, and you find yourself listening cl
A caller has client who uses what sounds like a strange, three-syllable word: indice. The caller kno
This episode first aired May 5, 2008. ... Have you ever eaten a 'Benedictine sandwich'? Or savored
