A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
Hosted by Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett. Produced by Stefanie Levine.Light-hearted conversation with callers from all over about new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, language change and varieties, as well as word histories, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more. Be a part of the show with author/journalist Martha Barnette and linguist/lexicographer Grant Barrett. Share your language thoughts, questio... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 726 | Founded | 18 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | EducationLanguage LearningSociety & Culture | |||
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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. After six months together, their accents changed ever so slightly--a miniature version of how language evo... more
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 a family’s beloved horse. And: 50 years ago in the United States, some Latino elementary students were ... more
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 need to fill every silence during a conversation. Also, a doctor who treats patients in Appalachia shares ... more
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 suggested answering with ahoy! but Thomas Edison was partial to hello! A fascinating new book about interne... more
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- Perfect friendly show about words
The host are incredibly friendly, and so incredibly enthusiastic about words! Each episode has a few little offerings of different new stories, or book releases, or something pertaining to the world of words, and then most of the rest of the show is responding to calls or emails either about word meaning disputes, derivation origin questions or usage queries. Every episode also has a really excellent puzzle. That is often easy enough to do in real time while you’re listening, but almost always g... more
Apple Podcasts5Mehitchcock
United States16 days ago - Wholesome and Entertaining
I was lucky enough to stumble upon this show on my FM radio dial during the pandemic, and now look forward to listening every Sunday. A Way With Words is the perfect companion for your weekend chores or adventures, and you might even learn a thing or two!
Apple Podcasts5Joe The ButcherUnited States2 months ago - Laugh out loud education
Listening to a way with words makes me laugh with fascination. Wonderful show! Entertaining and curious inspiring.
Apple Podcasts5emwatzUnited States2 months ago - Ah words, what would we do without thee?
What I like about this podcast is it goes into the enthusiasm of learning about the meaning or different language means of English words, English phrases and their history but also to understand how certain words that you think mean the same thing may actually have different meanings and how sometimes some things might not be understood the same way in different cultures so it takes peoples phone calls and itdoes research and it does some findings on their questions. more
Apple Podcasts5grantastUnited States4 months ago - Keep your powder Dry
The listener Cody looking for one word for drink when inviting people to food and drink. more
Apple Podcasts4Rangies09United States5 months ago
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Apple Podcasts | #220 | United States/Society & Culture |
Apple Podcasts | #85 |  Ukraine/Society & Culture |
Apple Podcasts | #169 |  Ireland/Society & Culture |
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