Light-hearted conversation with callers from all over about new words, old sayings, slang, family ex
Puzzle Guys John Chaneski and Greg Pliska team up to make double trouble for Martha and Grant. The f
A listener has a question about emoticons, those little sideways symbols you type to suggest emotion
What's a dittler? What's a dit? A traveling preacher named Fred says he's heard these strange terms
[This episode originally aired March 15, 2008.] Unless you've been hiding out in a galaxy far, far
You've heard this happen: A singer belts out a song, and then afterward, she starts talking and you'
[This episode first aired March 8, 2008.] You've just read a terrific paperback novel. Would you fe
A New York City listener says he's reading lots of thrillers this summer. But a couple of words keep
[This episode originally aired March 3, 2008.] Do you know where your participle is dangling? Marth
A San Diego woman is bothered by the convention of addressing envelopes to Mr. and Mrs. John Smith.
[This episode first aired February 23, 2008.] Sharpen those pencils! Martha and Grant are doing cro
A caller who grew up in New Jersey remembers hearing a neighbor use the expression 'Hak mir nisht ke
[This episode originally aired February 16, 2008.] There are nearly 7,000 languages in the world to
[This is the first of our 2008 summer minicasts, offered only online.] We hear a lot about politica
This week we announce our 2008 summer minicasts, offered only online. It's what we're calling an 'es
[This episode originally aired January 26 and 27, 2008.] In this episode, a listener says his frien
(This episode first aired January 5, 2008.) Ding! In this week's episode, Mark Twain would be pleas
(This episode first aired December 15, 2007.) In this episode, Martha and Grant discuss advertising
In this episode, Grant offers a peek at some expressions he's nominating for the American Dialect So
It's a brand-new season here on 'A Way with Words!' To celebrate, Martha and Grant are noodling with
Grant goes through the mailbag, offering answers about the terms 'nosy parker,' 'out of pocket,' and
