Tom Swifty Archives – A Way with Words

The One Who Brung You

Posted by Grant Barrett on May 24, 2014 · 2 Comments

More Tom Swifties

Posted by Grant Barrett on November 3, 2012 · Add Comment

Listener Tom Swifties

Posted by Grant Barrett on February 20, 2011 · Add Comment

Sufficiently Suffonsified

Posted by Grant Barrett on January 31, 2011 · 1 Comment

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A Gazelle on the Lawn

Posted by Grant Barrett on September 11, 2010 · Add Comment

What do you say if you have guests over and someone in your family has stray food left on the face? In some households, the secret warning is “there’s a gazelle on the lawn.” But why a gazelle? Also, this week: the term for a party to introduce one’s new baby to family and friends, [...]
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A Whole Nother Newsletter!

Posted by Grant Barrett on July 28, 2010 · Add Comment

Greetings! In this week's archive episode: do you think the Associated Press Stylebook is too stuffy? Then you'll love Fake AP Stylebook, the online send-up that features such faux journalistic advice as "The plural of apostrophe is 'apostrophe's.'" We share some favorite "rules" from that guide. http://waywordradio.org/a-whole-nother/ Also, is it wrong to say "a whole [...]
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