A Way with Words Episode: Language and Love: Fundraising Edition (#1369) Show number: 130330 Air date: For broadcast starting Friday, March 29, 2013. This episode has not previously aired. ON-AIR HOST INTRO This week on A Way with Words: When you get right down to it, so many calls on this show aren't really about language -- they're about relationships. In this special edition of "A Way with Words," Martha and Grant Share their favorite calls about relationships -- between husbands and wives, parents and kids, employees and bosses, boyfriends, girlfriends, colleagues and peers. COPY FOR USE BY STATIONS: SUMMARY We talk a lot on this show about grammar, slang, and word origins. But when you get right down to it so many calls on this show are really about relationships. So for this special fundraising edition, we have a whole episode of our favorite calls about relationships -- between husbands and wives, parents and kids, employees and bosses, boyfriends, girlfriends, colleagues and peers. FULL DETAILS We talk a lot on this show about grammar, slang, and word origins. But when you get right down to it so many calls on this show are really about relationships. So for this special fundraising edition, we have a whole episode of our favorite calls about relationships -- between husbands and wives, parents and kids, employees and bosses, boyfriends, girlfriends, colleagues and peers. Ever play padiddle in the car? You know, that game where you slap the ceiling when another car’s headlight is out? Padiddle, also known as perdiddle and padoodle, goes back to the 1940s, and was originally a kissing game. Kurt from Philadelphia has a dispute with his girlfriend about the name of the game. There’s more about such road-trip pastimes, including slug bug, in an earlier episode. This is part of a complete episode. Jarrah from Vancouver wants to know if she's using the proper words to describe her boyfriend. She says he can use his toes to ball up a sock toss it into the laundry basket. Is it correct to say her boyfriend has toe dexterity, or does dexterity apply only to hands? Is subscribing just for magazines and podcasts, or can you subscribe to an idea? A husband and wife disagree over whether the latter is grammatically correct. When a minister asked, "Who gives this woman to be married?" the father regrettably answered, “Her mother and me.” Well, he regretted it after his daughters ribbed him about his improper grammar — specifically, his disregard for the implied verb. As in, “My wife and I do give this young woman to be married.” The implied verb is indeed what seals the deal. What, if anything, is the difference between a nerd and a geek? A graduate student at Bowling Green State University who's teaching a course on gaming and nerd culture wants to know. Can you sort out the differences with a Venn diagram? Some musicians are having a dispute over the word repeat. If the conductor says, "Repeat this section two times," how many times should they play the passage? Twice? Three times? At what point is it inappropriate for parents to use the slang of their offspring? Can you call your son dude, or give your kids a beatdown in Scrabble? Living with children makes for a slang-filled home, so it becomes part of your regular speech. So long as your children aren’t mortified, go for it. This is part of a complete episode. This episode was hosted by Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett. .... Support for A Way with Words also comes from National University, which invites you to change your future today. More at http://www.nu.edu/. And from The Ken Blanchard Companies, whose purpose is to make a leadership difference among executives, managers, and individuals in organizations everywhere. More about Ken Blanchard’s leadership training programs at kenblanchard.com/leadership. .... CONTACT INFORMATION Grant Barrett Co-host/co-producer of "A Way with Words" http://waywordradio.org cell/office (646) 286-2260 grantbarrett@gmail.com words@waywordradio.org Backup contact information: Stefanie Levine Senior Producer of "A Way with Words" cell/office (619) 890-4275 slevine@waywordradio.org