A Way With Words
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Tuesdays at 7 a.m.
A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively hour-long public radio show about language examined through history, culture, and family. Co-hosts Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett talk with callers from around the world about slang, grammar, old sayings, word origins, regional dialects, family expressions, and speaking and writing well. They settle disputes, play word quizzes, and discuss language news and controversies.
What it is: Martha and Grant are the teachers you wish you’d had. The show’s a positive, information-based look at what is really happening with all aspects of modern language and communication, using anecdotes, culture, relationships, and families as starting points.
What it’s not: The show is not a couple of cobwebbed school-marms giving lectures. There’s almost no chiding, tsk-tsking, or finger-wagging. Nor is it simply a recitation of what one could easily find in a Google search. In fact, what Martha and Grant have to say about the state of the English language may surprise you.
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Just The Once [Single]
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The Window
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It's Time [Single]
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Volcano
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What's Your Motive
