Blue Streak (Rebroadcast) - 16 March 2026

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A Way with Words

Language Learning, Society & Culture, Education

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

How long can a newly married woman be called a bride? Does bride apply only as long as her wedding day, or does it extend right on through the couple’s silver anniversary and beyond? Plus, insightful advice about writing from a Pulitzer winner: Observe carefully, find what you’re uniquely qualified to say, and give voice to your own astonishment. And names of minor-league baseball teams are often a playful combination of nearby industries and a formidable animal. For example, where do the locals root for the Iron Pigs? Also, frunk and froot, left in the lurch, a riddle from Leonardo da Vinci, an onomastic puzzle, Pepper Alley, grocery store vs. food store, get the goody out, and lots more. Hear hundreds of free episodes and learn more on the A Way with Words website: https://waywordradio.org. Be a part of the show: call or text 1 (877) 929-9673 toll-free in the United States and Canada; elsewhere in the world, call or text +1 619 800 4443. Send voice notes or messages via WhatsApp 16198004443. Email words@waywordradio.org. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Now, are all the traitors present?
0:02.5	Let's get started, shall we?
0:04.5	From rags to riches.
0:05.8	I'm so sick of this.
0:07.0	Working like a dog and being treated worse.
0:09.1	Yorkshire to New York.
0:10.7	Or climbers, you and me.
0:12.4	A life dedicated to revenge.
0:14.4	Let's make this an occasion to remember.
0:16.9	A Woman of Substance on Channel 4.
0:19.1	Stream now.
0:20.3	You're listening to Away with Words, the show about language and how we use it.
0:24.5	I'm Grant Barrett.
0:26.0	And I'm Martha Barnett.
0:27.4	I aspire to own an electric car someday, but I am still trying to wrap my mind around the word frunk.
0:35.7	Yeah, front.
0:37.3	Trunk. Frunk. VW. Yeah, front. Trunk.
0:38.1	Frunk.
0:39.3	VW.
0:40.3	Bugs have fronks.
0:41.9	Yes, yes.
0:43.2	Frunk.
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