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Gardentoolism (minicast)

Earlier this summer a word caught my fancy: “gardentoolism.” So I made a slang quiz about it!

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What A Load of Bunk! (minicast)

Few are the words whose origins we know for certain, but “bunk” is one of them. From the mountains of North Carolina to the...

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The Train is Servicing the Station (minicast)

Yo, listeners! There’s another online-only podcast from “A Way with Words.” This time, Grant answers questions about the...

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