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    Grant: Dangerous Books You Should Read - 24 Oct. 2007

    Grant: Dangerous Books You Should Read - 24 Oct. 2007

    FromA Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over

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    Grant: Dangerous Books You Should Read - 24 Oct. 2007

    FromA Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over

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    Length:
    6 minutes
    Released:
    Oct 24, 2007
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    Discover the joys (and temptations!) of two new books of collected wisdom: The Yale Book of Quotations, edited by Fred Shapiro, and James Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists. Grant explains why leafing through such books can be rewarding, but hazardous to your time management.
    Released:
    Oct 24, 2007
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    A fun weekly radio show about language seen through culture, history, and family. Co-hosts Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett talk with callers who have questions and stories about linguistics, old sayings, word histories, etymology, regional dialects, slang, new words, word play, word games, grammar, family expressions, books, literature, writing, and more. Your language questions: https://waywordradio.org/contact or words@waywordradio.org. Call toll-free *any* time in the U.S. and Canada at 1 (877) 929-9673. From elsewhere in the world: +1 619 800 4443. All past shows are free: https://waywordradio.org/. On Twitter at https://twitter.com/wayword.