Canada Archives – A Way with Words

Like a Boiled Owl (episode #1559)

Posted by Grant Barrett on December 21, 2020 · Add Comment

Flying Pickle

Posted by Grant Barrett on January 29, 2018 · Add Comment

Is there a Difference Between Hanged and Hung?

Posted by Grant Barrett on January 27, 2018 · Add Comment

Make A Train Take A Dirt Road

Posted by Grant Barrett on May 31, 2014 · 1 Comment

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Clean as a Whistle

Posted by Grant Barrett on December 24, 2012 · Add Comment

Finding that special bottle of wine can be tough, and even tougher if you’re not fluent in winespeak. “Strawberries, rhubarb, and hints of leather are present in the nose.” Say what? Plus, many folks wish each other “Merry Christmas.” But why don’t we use the word merry with anything else? Anyone ever wished you a [...]
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Pronouncing “Scone”

Posted by Grant Barrett on December 22, 2012 · 2 Comments

Do you pronounce scone to rhyme with Joan or John? In Canada, about 40 percent of English speakers go for the soft o sound, as in John, compared to two third of those in the U.K. But in the United States, 90 percent rhyme it with Joan. This is part of a complete episode.
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