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Public radio's lively language show! @marthabarnette @grantbarrett. [email protected]. Toll-free in US and Canada 877-929-9673. https://t.co/zgC1c74IhN
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We had a blast at the KPBS San Diego Book Festival yesterday at the University of San Diego! Thanks to everyone who came out to hear and see us, and to the organizers for such a fulfilling event.
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"Well, aren't you a tall drink of water?". "Yep, since hatchet was a hammer!". The latest new episode: [Photo by Kurman Communications LLC. Used and modified under a Creative Commons license.
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Hi! Martha and Grant will speak at the KPBS San Diego Book Festival presented by the University of San Diego, Saturday, August 23, University of San Diego campus. Come join the Wayword word nerds and book nerds and RSVP at @UofSanDiego #KPBSBookFestival
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Martha lays out the story behind "lorem ipsum" and other fun word origins:
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Even words have origin stories, and here author Martha Barnette shares seven fun word origins every writer should know.
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The thousand-year-old love poem — "delight in you is breath together with life" — and more in the latest new episode.
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How do catchphrases become popular? And more in this new episode:
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The man, the myth, the legend— at least, that’s what Kinta wants to be… . Catch the final arc of DAN DA DAN Season 2, now streaming!.
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One kind of visiting fireman paints the town red rather than douses it — that and more in our latest new episode.
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In mud eels are / In clay none are / In pine tar is / In oak none is. New episode is:
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This one's for the pilkunviilaajat, the comma-polishers. The saltigrade tardigrades. The mothers, the madres, the mères. The other shoe has dropped:
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With forty-eleven social media outfits vying for your time and mental space, there's always home to come back to: we've relaunched the A Way with Words community forum. Come and get some sugar:
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Been out sworping lately? Or run the sweeper (a.k.a. the vacuum)? Well, a new episode has hove into view:
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Eh? What did they say? Let's find out — please help fund audio transcriptions for the entire "A Way with Words" episode back catalog! Thank you!
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Starting tomorrow, "A Way with Words" is on the air in Louisville, Kentucky! Tuesday nights at 8 on 89.3 WFPL, Louisville Public Media.
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First and last words, breard and whicken, giving someone down the road, plurale tantem, more on Murphy's law, starnated fool, a pig Latin word game, a sea painter, and tons more in this brand new episode!
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Good stuff! See the most popular episodes and segments of the radio show and podcast during the last 24 hours:
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RT @SCPublicRadio: Have you ever wondered why we use certain words and phrases in the South? Hosts Martha and Grant of @wayword will join u….
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A Swiss dish food mystery! And lots more in the in the latest new episode: #language #etymology #podcast #linguistics
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Always curious and full of energy, Beagles turn every walk into an adventure 🐾🎉.
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The Sam Spade Case: how writer Dashiell Hammett took on Hollywood and shaped modern copyright law
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Do Californians have an accent? A UCLA professor is mapping it out. If you're in SoCal, be a part of the language study!
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