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Season Premiere: Howdy, It's a Wit's War! - 26 Nov. 2007

Season Premiere: Howdy, It's a Wit's War! - 26 Nov. 2007

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


Season Premiere: Howdy, It's a Wit's War! - 26 Nov. 2007

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

ratings:
Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Nov 26, 2007
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

It's a brand-new season here on 'A Way with Words!' To celebrate, Martha and Grant are noodling with anagrams--including the one in the title of this episode. Also:A New York schoolteacher asks, 'Why do we call our little finger a 'pinkie'?'Another caller snickers over a newscaster's attempt to pronounce the word 'homage.'A Hoosier who's been hanging out on motorcycle discussion boards is curious about the origin of the term 'do-rag.''Why is an undesirable task is called a 'g-job,'' asks a crew member on the set of the Fox Television series '24.'Martha shares a trick for remembering the answer to that perennial question: 'Does a comma go inside or outside the quotation marks?'The hosts weigh in on whether the expression 'very fun' is grammatically correct.What the heck is a 'podsnicker,' anyway?Puzzle-man Greg Pliska joins us for a recap of 2007--in limericks!Finally, is your DVD player always flashing '12:00'? A caller wonders if there's a word for a society ruled by children, something along the lines of 'patriarchy' and 'matriarchy.'
Released:
Nov 26, 2007
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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.