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Skookum (#1534)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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So you've long dreamed of writing fiction, but don't know where to begin? There are lots of ways to get started -- creative writing classes, local ...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), RadioStPete Florida, WUOT 91.9 FM, KECG, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio] and more


  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 9
Shakespeare: He Made Up a Lot of Words
From: KMUW
Series: You're Saying It Wrong
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This week, Kathy and Ross quiz Fletcher on a list of words that may or may not have been coined by Shakespeare. You might be surprised by which one...

Bought by KECG and KRPS


  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2
Electric Soup (#1635)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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When an international team of scientists traveled to a research station in Antarctica for six months, the language they all shared was English. Aft...

Bought by WPCA-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KPRG, WNIN, KTSW 89.9 and more


  • Added: Apr 15, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
British-isms
From: KMUW
Series: You're Saying It Wrong
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We look at why Americans love to talk like our friends from across the pond-- or like to *think* that's what we're doing.

Bought by KECG


  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 1
Life of Riley (#1533)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Unwrap the name of a candy bar, and you just might find a story inside. For instance, one chewy treat found in many a checkout lane is named after ...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WPCA-LP, WNIN, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more


  • Added: Apr 08, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
The Good Kind of Stress
From: KMUW
Series: You're Saying It Wrong
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We'll look at sentence stress and how the meaning of a sentence can completely change depending on which words you emphasize.

Bought by KRPS and KECG


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2
Blue Dolphin (#1634)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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How can you kick the verbal habit of saying You know and um so many times in a sentence? For one thing, get comfortable with pauses. There's no nee...

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  • Added: Apr 01, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Off the Turnip Truck (#1532)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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It's hard to imagine now, but there was a time when people disagreed over the best word to use when answering the phone. Alexander Graham Bell sugg...

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  • Added: Mar 25, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Gilded Age (#1633)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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In her sumptuous new memoir, Jamaican writer Safiya Sinclair describes her escape from a difficult childhood ruled by her tyrannical father. For Si...

Bought by KTXK, WPCA-LP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), RADIOLEX, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Weird Word Origins
From: KMUW
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This week, on You're Saying It Wrong: We're looking at weird word origins. When we think a word is related to something, but isn't.

Bought by KECG and KRPS


  • Added: Mar 14, 2024
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 2
Loaded for Bear (#1531)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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One way to make your new business look trendy is to use two nouns separated by an ampersand, like Peach & Creature . . . or Rainstorm & Egg. A tong...

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  • Added: Mar 11, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Bronx Cheer (#1632)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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What's the best thing to say to someone who is grieving? Choosing the right words is far less important than just showing up in the first place. Al...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KTXK, KVSC, WPCA-LP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Mar 04, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Sticky, Tricky Grammar Moments
From: KMUW
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We run through some particularly confusing grammar mistakes and how sometimes, we might think we’re saying one thing when we’re really saying another.

Bought by KRPS


  • Added: Feb 29, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Mrs. Astor's Horse (#1530)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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"What has a head like a cat, feet like a cat, a tail like a cat, but isn't a cat?" Answer: a kitten! A 1948 children's joke book has lots of these ...

Bought by KECG, WPCA-LP, WNIN, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KTSW 89.9 and more


  • Added: Feb 26, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
Psilence!
From: KMUW
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We run through a few of the many, many English words that contain silent letters. And we'll hear some of the baffling reasons we pronounce those wo...

Bought by KRPS


  • Added: Feb 22, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Ghost Runner (#1631)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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In Japan, if you want to order a corndog, you ask for an Amerikan doggu (アメリカンドッグ). These types of coinages are called wasei-eigo, or "Japanese-mad...

Bought by Raven Radio, KECG, WPCA-LP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KTSW 89.9 and more


  • Added: Feb 19, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
The Latin Craze
From: KMUW
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We dig into why certain words are spelled ridiculously, thanks to a bunch of scholars a few hundred years ago who got a little too nutso about maki...

Bought by KRPS


  • Added: Feb 15, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
At First Blush (#1529)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Book recommendations and the art of apology. Martha and Grant share some good reads, including an opinionated romp through English grammar, a Spani...

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  • Added: Feb 12, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Sweet Spot (#1630)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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If you're in a book club, how do you decide what books to read? There are lots of different ways, depending on your group's goals. And is it ever w...

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  • Added: Feb 05, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
Gift Horse (#1528)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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The edge of the Grand Canyon. A remote mountaintop, or a medieval cathedral. Some places are so mystical you feel like you're close to another dime...

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  • Added: Jan 29, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
Had the Radish (#1527)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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This week on A Way with Words: Your first name is very personal, but what if you don't like it? For some people, changing their name works out grea...

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  • Added: Jan 22, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Orange Pigs (#1629)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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What do you call a segment of an orange? These juicy pieces of fruit go by lots of different names, including section, wedge, and carpel. But they'...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, Raven Radio, WPCA-LP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WNIN and more


  • Added: Jan 15, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Abso-Bloomin-Lutely (#1526)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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The autocomplete function on your phone comes in handy, of course. But is it changing the way we write and how linguists study language? Also, supp...

Bought by WPCA-LP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WNIN, KTXK, Tri States Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Niblings and Nieflings (#1525)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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How do actors bring Shakespeare's lines to life so that modern audiences immediately understand the text? One way is to emphasize the names of peop...

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WPCA-LP, WNIN, Raven Radio, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Jan 01, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Book Moth (#1628)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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If you skip wearing underwear, you're said to be going commando. This bit of slang originated during the Vietnam War, when U.S. commandos had compe...

Bought by KECG, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WPCA-LP, WNIN, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Dec 25, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17