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

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🗓️ 26 November 2007

⏱️ 51 minutes

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A Way with Words is starting a brand-new season! Find out what a motorcyclist wears to keep from getting sunburned– is it a do-rag or a dew-rag? A listener wonders “Why is an undesirable task called a g-job?” Martha shares a trick for remembering the answer to that perennial question: Does a comma go inside or outside of quotation marks? Also, the origin of pinkie, podsnicker, the name for a society ruled by children, and a recap of 2007—in limericks! 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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0:25.0	You're listening to Away with Words? I'm Grant Barrett.
0:34.4	And I'm Martha Barnett and boy are we glad to be back.
0:38.6	Grant, how glad are we to be back with a brand new show and a brand new season of A Way With Words.
0:45.0	We're as happy as a dog with two tails, we're wagging on both ends.
0:49.0	And I'm feeling, as we say in the South finer than frog hair, split four ways.
0:55.0	And the good news is that in the meantime, we've been very, very busy.
0:59.0	In fact, we invite you to visit the new Away With Words website website where we have a brand new discussion
1:04.3	forum for word lovers you'll find our new site at wayward radio dot o
1:08.9	rg well done grant and you know speaking of one discussion that I've really enjoyed on our forum lately is titled howdy a wits war
1:18.0	Now Grant when you saw that name howdy a wits war did you have any idea what that conversation was going to be about?
1:24.0	I had no idea because you know people feel language questions at us from all corners
1:28.8	you never know what they're going to ask.
1:29.8	Yeah, well you know I looked at that and it looked so weird that I started thinking about it.
1:34.3	Howdy A Witt's War and I realized that it was an anagram of A Way With Words.
1:38.8	In the same thread somebody said A Way With Words could also be shadowy raw wit.
1:44.0	Yeah and I figured you would like that shadowy raw wit.
1:48.0	Anyway, if you have shadowy raw wit or a favorite anagram to share,
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