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A WAY WITH WORDS
The word filibuster has a long and colorful history, going back to the days when pirates roamed the high seas. Today it refers to hijacking a piece of legislation.A WAY WITH WORDS
Kiss the Cow (episode #1567) An anadrome is a word that forms a whole new word when you spell it backwards. For example, the word “stressed” spelled backwards is “desserts.”. Some people’s first names are anadromes. There’s the girl named Noel in honor of her father Leon, and the woman named Edna who adopted the name Ande.A WAY WITH WORDS
A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively hour-long public radio show and podcast about language examined through history, culture, and family. Each week, author/journalist Martha Barnette and lexicographer/linguist Grant Barrett talk with callers about slang, old sayings, new words, grammar, word origins, regional dialects, family expressions, and speaking and writing well.A WAY WITH WORDS
As a noun, respair means “the return of hope after a period of despair.” As a verb, respair means “to have hope again.” Although both forms are rare and obsolete, they seem ripe for reviving. Respair is among dozens of uplifting terms collected in Paul Anthony Jones’s new book The Cabinet of Calm: Soothing Words for Troubled Times. (Bookshop|Amazon) Other heartening words includeA WAY WITH WORDS
tulies n.pl.—Gloss: the boondocks or the middle of nowhere.Note: Out in the tules/tules means “out in the boondocks” or “far away.” Encarta says that “to be in deep tules” is a Hispanic English expression meaning “to be in trouble with the law.” Another spelling is “tules,” plural form of “tule,” pronounced TOO-lee, which is a type of Californian bulrush and theA WAY WITH WORDS
There are several versions along these lines: “If I was any better, I’d be you.” “If I was any better, there’d be two of me.” “If I were any better, I’d be dangerous.” “If I were any better, vitamins would be taking me.”. In all of these jokey responses, the meaning isA WAY WITH WORDS
blow a hoolie v. phr. (of weather) to storm; to forcefully gust, blow, and rain.Editorial Note: The stand-alone hoolie ‘a severe storm’ is rare outside of the blow a hoolie construction. It is sometimes spelled hooley.Etymological Note: Perhaps connected to hooley defined by Jonathon Green’s Cassell’s Dictionary of Slang as “a rip-roaring party” and marked as originally Irish HYPHEN BEFORE "SPECIFIC"? You are completely correct that both are adjectives. Grammatically, English makes a few distinctions when adjectives are used as predicates. Hyphenation is one of those distinctions: compound adjectives are generally not hypenated when used as predicates. LIFE CYCLE OR LIFECYCLE Welcome to the forum, toptomato. Two words seems better imho. I haven’t often seen lifecycle as one word sounds more like a brand name for an exercise device.. Google: “life cycle” gets 48.5 million hits, “lifecycle” gets 36.4 million. HOMECARE OR HOME CARE I guess it comes down to just what service Amy's company provides. She didn't really say. Bob is correct in that it often comes down to whether the two words are being used as a single noun, in which case they usually (but not always) become a single non-hyphenated word.A WAY WITH WORDS
The word filibuster has a long and colorful history, going back to the days when pirates roamed the high seas. Today it refers to hijacking a piece of legislation.A WAY WITH WORDS
Kiss the Cow (episode #1567) An anadrome is a word that forms a whole new word when you spell it backwards. For example, the word “stressed” spelled backwards is “desserts.”. Some people’s first names are anadromes. There’s the girl named Noel in honor of her father Leon, and the woman named Edna who adopted the name Ande.A WAY WITH WORDS
A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively hour-long public radio show and podcast about language examined through history, culture, and family. Each week, author/journalist Martha Barnette and lexicographer/linguist Grant Barrett talk with callers about slang, old sayings, new words, grammar, word origins, regional dialects, family expressions, and speaking and writing well.A WAY WITH WORDS
As a noun, respair means “the return of hope after a period of despair.” As a verb, respair means “to have hope again.” Although both forms are rare and obsolete, they seem ripe for reviving. Respair is among dozens of uplifting terms collected in Paul Anthony Jones’s new book The Cabinet of Calm: Soothing Words for Troubled Times. (Bookshop|Amazon) Other heartening words includeA WAY WITH WORDS
tulies n.pl.—Gloss: the boondocks or the middle of nowhere.Note: Out in the tules/tules means “out in the boondocks” or “far away.” Encarta says that “to be in deep tules” is a Hispanic English expression meaning “to be in trouble with the law.” Another spelling is “tules,” plural form of “tule,” pronounced TOO-lee, which is a type of Californian bulrush and theA WAY WITH WORDS
There are several versions along these lines: “If I was any better, I’d be you.” “If I was any better, there’d be two of me.” “If I were any better, I’d be dangerous.” “If I were any better, vitamins would be taking me.”. In all of these jokey responses, the meaning isA WAY WITH WORDS
blow a hoolie v. phr. (of weather) to storm; to forcefully gust, blow, and rain.Editorial Note: The stand-alone hoolie ‘a severe storm’ is rare outside of the blow a hoolie construction. It is sometimes spelled hooley.Etymological Note: Perhaps connected to hooley defined by Jonathon Green’s Cassell’s Dictionary of Slang as “a rip-roaring party” and marked as originally Irish HYPHEN BEFORE "SPECIFIC"? You are completely correct that both are adjectives. Grammatically, English makes a few distinctions when adjectives are used as predicates. Hyphenation is one of those distinctions: compound adjectives are generally not hypenated when used as predicates. LIFE CYCLE OR LIFECYCLE Welcome to the forum, toptomato. Two words seems better imho. I haven’t often seen lifecycle as one word sounds more like a brand name for an exercise device.. Google: “life cycle” gets 48.5 million hits, “lifecycle” gets 36.4 million. HOMECARE OR HOME CARE I guess it comes down to just what service Amy's company provides. She didn't really say. Bob is correct in that it often comes down to whether the two words are being used as a single noun, in which case they usually (but not always) become a single non-hyphenated word.A WAY WITH WORDS
New Bern, North Carolina. WTEB 89.3 FM, Public Radio East. In Eastern Central North Carolina, it serves the cities and surrounding communities of Washington, Greenville, New Bern, and Jacksonville, and from east to west Beaufort, Morehead City, Kinston and Goldsboro.A WAY WITH WORDS
put a nickel in someone v. phr. to provoke a person to excitement or talkativeness; to rile or anger someone; to cause someone to act. Also put a quarter in someone and, rarely, put a dime in someone.Etymological Note: From comparison of a person to a coin-operated machine or toy. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)A WAY WITH WORDS
Mike from St. Augustine, Florida, wants to know about a family expression quicker than Goody’s moose. It’s actually a variation of “quicker than Moody’s goose,” which in turn comes from a 19th Irish saying involving a “Mooney’s goose.”. No one’s sure whoMooney was. This is
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Seven-year-old Everett from Tallahassee, Florida, wants to know why we refer to a scrape or other minor injury as a boo-boo.Such reduplication of wordsA WAY WITH WORDS
segotia n. good friend, mate, buddy, pal. Also segocia, segosha. Editorial Note: The 1966 citation refers to the name of a race horse.Etymological Note: The historical information in the 2004 cite is plausible but unconfirmed. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)A WAY WITH WORDS
bampot n. a crazy person; a fool or dolt. Etymological Note: Most likely a form of barmpot. According to OED, barm, “the froth that forms on top of fermenting malt liquors; the head of a beer,” is used attributively as a formative to indicate a crazy or feeble-minded person or idea. This is, obviously, related to barmy or balmy‘crazy.’.
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Great Barbecue. n. — «The federal injunction to speed up the drilling on public lands is reminiscent of the federal government’s massive land giveaways to railway corporations as an incentive for building the Transcontinental Railway in the 1860s. Historian Vernon Parrington, writing shortly before his death in the late 1920s, calledthe
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A caller who grew up with 10 brothers and sisters recalls that whenever sibling squabbles erupted, her parents would intervene with a cheery, “Do you think the rain will hurt the rhubarb?”. The children were expected to respond with: “Not if it’s in cans!”.A WAY WITH WORDS
Ass Over Teakettle. Before you turn up your nose at the expression “ass over teakettle,” know that our first evidence for this phrase is in William Carlos Williams’ story “ White Mule .”. A great idiom from a great writer. Other topsy-turvy phrases suggesting the same idea: “head over heels” and “head over tin cup.”. HOMECARE OR HOME CARE I guess it comes down to just what service Amy's company provides. She didn't really say. Bob is correct in that it often comes down to whether the two words are being used as a single noun, in which case they usually (but not always) become a single non-hyphenated word.A WAY WITH WORDS
The word filibuster has a long and colorful history, going back to the days when pirates roamed the high seas. Today it refers to hijacking a piece of legislation.A WAY WITH WORDS
Kiss the Cow (episode #1567) An anadrome is a word that forms a whole new word when you spell it backwards. For example, the word “stressed” spelled backwards is “desserts.”. Some people’s first names are anadromes. There’s the girl named Noel in honor of her father Leon, and the woman named Edna who adopted the name Ande.A WAY WITH WORDS
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Cool Beans (episode #1570) 05/31/2021: If you speak a second or third language, you may remember the first time you dreamed in that new tongue.But does this milestone mean Love Bites (episode #1569) 05/17/2021: The word filibuster has a long and colorful history, going back to the days when pirates roamed the high seas.Today it refers tohijacking
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Love Bites (episode #1569) 05/17/2021: The word filibuster has a long and colorful history, going back to the days when pirates roamed the high seas.Today it refers to hijacking Lasagna Hog (episode #1568) 05/04/2021: Understanding the varieties of conversational styles can mean the difference between feeling you're understood andbeing insulted.
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Mike from St. Augustine, Florida, wants to know about a family expression quicker than Goody’s moose. It’s actually a variation of “quicker than Moody’s goose,” which in turn comes from a 19th Irish saying involving a “Mooney’s goose.”. No one’s sure whoMooney was. This is
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tulies n.pl.—Gloss: the boondocks or the middle of nowhere.Note: Out in the tules/tules means “out in the boondocks” or “far away.” Encarta says that “to be in deep tules” is a Hispanic English expression meaning “to be in trouble with the law.” Another spelling is “tules,” plural form of “tule,” pronounced TOO-lee, which is a type of Californian bulrush and theA WAY WITH WORDS
put a nickel in someone v. phr. to provoke a person to excitement or talkativeness; to rile or anger someone; to cause someone to act. Also put a quarter in someone and, rarely, put a dime in someone. Etymological Note: From comparison of a person to a coin-operated machine or toy. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)A WAY WITH WORDS
Great Barbecue. n. — «The federal injunction to speed up the drilling on public lands is reminiscent of the federal government’s massive land giveaways to railway corporations as an incentive for building the Transcontinental Railway in the 1860s. Historian Vernon Parrington, writing shortly before his death in the late 1920s, calledthe
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The saying “I don’t chew my cabbage twice,” means I’m not going to repeat myself. The ancient Romans, by the way, ate cabbage as a protection against hangovers, but detested the smell of twice-cooked cabbage. This is part of a complete episode. Tagged with → Cabbage • Leaf vegetables • Medicinal plants.A WAY WITH WORDS
The word filibuster has a long and colorful history, going back to the days when pirates roamed the high seas. Today it refers to hijacking a piece of legislation.A WAY WITH WORDS
Kiss the Cow (episode #1567) An anadrome is a word that forms a whole new word when you spell it backwards. For example, the word “stressed” spelled backwards is “desserts.”. Some people’s first names are anadromes. There’s the girl named Noel in honor of her father Leon, and the woman named Edna who adopted the name Ande.A WAY WITH WORDS
To get your language question or story on the air: In the US and Canada, call 1 (877) 929-9673 toll-free with your language questions at any time. From elsewhere in the world, call +1 (619) 800-4443, for which charges may apply. Send a text/SMS to +1 (619) 567-9673 , for which charges may apply. Email words@waywordradio.org. Twitter@wayword.
A WAY WITH WORDS
Cool Beans (episode #1570) 05/31/2021: If you speak a second or third language, you may remember the first time you dreamed in that new tongue.But does this milestone mean Love Bites (episode #1569) 05/17/2021: The word filibuster has a long and colorful history, going back to the days when pirates roamed the high seas.Today it refers tohijacking
A WAY WITH WORDS
Love Bites (episode #1569) 05/17/2021: The word filibuster has a long and colorful history, going back to the days when pirates roamed the high seas.Today it refers to hijacking Lasagna Hog (episode #1568) 05/04/2021: Understanding the varieties of conversational styles can mean the difference between feeling you're understood andbeing insulted.
A WAY WITH WORDS
Mike from St. Augustine, Florida, wants to know about a family expression quicker than Goody’s moose. It’s actually a variation of “quicker than Moody’s goose,” which in turn comes from a 19th Irish saying involving a “Mooney’s goose.”. No one’s sure whoMooney was. This is
A WAY WITH WORDS
tulies n.pl.—Gloss: the boondocks or the middle of nowhere.Note: Out in the tules/tules means “out in the boondocks” or “far away.” Encarta says that “to be in deep tules” is a Hispanic English expression meaning “to be in trouble with the law.” Another spelling is “tules,” plural form of “tule,” pronounced TOO-lee, which is a type of Californian bulrush and theA WAY WITH WORDS
put a nickel in someone v. phr. to provoke a person to excitement or talkativeness; to rile or anger someone; to cause someone to act. Also put a quarter in someone and, rarely, put a dime in someone. Etymological Note: From comparison of a person to a coin-operated machine or toy. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)A WAY WITH WORDS
Great Barbecue. n. — «The federal injunction to speed up the drilling on public lands is reminiscent of the federal government’s massive land giveaways to railway corporations as an incentive for building the Transcontinental Railway in the 1860s. Historian Vernon Parrington, writing shortly before his death in the late 1920s, calledthe
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The saying “I don’t chew my cabbage twice,” means I’m not going to repeat myself. The ancient Romans, by the way, ate cabbage as a protection against hangovers, but detested the smell of twice-cooked cabbage. This is part of a complete episode. Tagged with → Cabbage • Leaf vegetables • Medicinal plants.A WAY WITH WORDS
A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively hour-long public radio show and podcast about language examined through history, culture, and family. Each week, author/journalist Martha Barnette and lexicographer/linguist Grant Barrett talk with callers about slang, old sayings, new words, grammar, word origins, regional dialects, family expressions, and speaking and writing well.A WAY WITH WORDS
Cool Beans (episode #1570) 05/31/2021: If you speak a second or third language, you may remember the first time you dreamed in that new tongue.But does this milestone mean Love Bites (episode #1569) 05/17/2021: The word filibuster has a long and colorful history, going back to the days when pirates roamed the high seas.Today it refers tohijacking
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The process is called “right-seat, left-seat.”. New units coming into the area ride along with the unit they are relieving—sitting in the right seat to observe operations. After the familiarization, the new unit gets in the left seat and the relieving unit observes. The process takes a couple of weeks.» —“‘Artificial Spike’ LeadsA WAY WITH WORDS
As a noun, respair means “the return of hope after a period of despair.” As a verb, respair means “to have hope again.” Although both forms are rare and obsolete, they seem ripe for reviving. Respair is among dozens of uplifting terms collected in Paul Anthony Jones’s new book The Cabinet of Calm: Soothing Words for Troubled Times. (Bookshop|Amazon) Other heartening words includeA WAY WITH WORDS
Wreck of the Hesperus. “You look like the wreck of the Hesperus!”. It means you look “disheveled, ragged, dirty, hung over, or otherwise less than your best.”. It may sound like an odd phrase, but it made perfect sense to generations of schoolchildren familiar with this Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem about a ship in astorm-tossed sea.
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The saying liar, liar pants on fire is part of a longer children’s rhyme that’s been around since 1841 or so. There are several different versions of what comes after the line liar, liar, pants on fire, such as “Hanging by a telephone wire / While you’re there, cut your hair / And stick it down your underwear.”A listener in Indianapolis, Indiana, reports finding other taglines, suchA WAY WITH WORDS
Anaheim, Azusa, and Cu-ca-monga! All aboard! This week, a bit about the musical language of railroad conductors’ calls: “Anaheim, Azusa, and Cu-ca-monga!”. Also, the origin of the military slang term cumshaw, tips for learning Latin, the influence of Spanish immigrants on English, and the funny story behind why plain-talkingTexans say
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Whistling Dixie, which refers to a studied carelessness, comes from the song that originated in minstrel shows and from which the South takes its nickname. But if you say someone ain’t just whistling Dixie, it means they’re not kidding around. This is part of acomplete episode.
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Why do some folks call the toilet a commode?At one point in history, the commode was a piece of furniture you’d put a chamberpot in. Today, commode is still a common term heard in the American South. Elsewhere, the term commode denotes a kind of cabinet, causing confusion when journalists mistook reports of Congressman Randy “Duke” Cunningham taking a bribe in the form of a HYPHEN BEFORE "SPECIFIC"? You are completely correct that both are adjectives. Grammatically, English makes a few distinctions when adjectives are used as predicates. Hyphenation is one of those distinctions: compound adjectives are generally not hypenated when used as predicates.A Way with Words
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