Sunday was a lot of fun. An episode of a fun language program aired where I had called in and the hosts Martha and Grant had answered my question. The show is called A Way With Words and the hosts tackle nuances of the English language as they try their best to explain possible reasons behind the weird things we hear each other say. My question was about how I've noticed that people give directions in vastly different ways in different regions of our country when I'm running across states. I wondered what led to that and these two did a great job helping to explain why it happens.
To hear the segment, click on the link below, then select the last segment and my call starts about 3 minutes in. The segment is titled AWWW 06. Enjoy!
http://www.prx.org/pieces/107016-not-quite-a-boyfriend-1384#description
To hear the segment, click on the link below, then select the last segment and my call starts about 3 minutes in. The segment is titled AWWW 06. Enjoy!
http://www.prx.org/pieces/107016-not-quite-a-boyfriend-1384#description
