Grant Barrett
- Username: grantbarrett
- Host/Producer
- Role: Producer Group Staff
Recent Pieces from Grant Barrett
Electric Soup (#1635)
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From: A Way with Words
When an international team of scientists traveled to a research station in Antarctica for six months, the language they all shared was English. After six months together, ...
Life of Riley (#1533)
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From: A Way with Words
Unwrap the name of a candy bar, and you just might find a story inside. For instance, one chewy treat found in many a checkout lane is named after a family's beloved horse. ...
Blue Dolphin (#1634)
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From: A Way with Words
How can you kick the verbal habit of saying You know and um so many times in a sentence? For one thing, get comfortable with pauses. There's no need to fill every silence ...
Off the Turnip Truck (#1532)
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From: A Way with Words
It's hard to imagine now, but there was a time when people disagreed over the best word to use when answering the phone. Alexander Graham Bell suggested answering with Ahoy! ...
Gilded Age (#1633)
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From: A Way with Words
In her sumptuous new memoir, Jamaican writer Safiya Sinclair describes her escape from a difficult childhood ruled by her tyrannical father. For Sinclair, poetry became a ...
Loaded for Bear (#1531)
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From: A Way with Words
One way to make your new business look trendy is to use two nouns separated by an ampersand, like Peach & Creature . . . or Rainstorm & Egg. A tongue-in-cheek website will ...
Bronx Cheer (#1632)
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From: A Way with Words
What's the best thing to say to someone who is grieving? Choosing the right words is far less important than just showing up in the first place. Also, a family from Russia ...
Mrs. Astor's Horse (#1530)
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From: A Way with Words
"What has a head like a cat, feet like a cat, a tail like a cat, but isn't a cat?" Answer: a kitten! A 1948 children's joke book has lots of these to share with kids. Plus: ...
Ghost Runner (#1631)
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From: A Way with Words
In Japan, if you want to order a corndog, you ask for an Amerikan doggu (アメリカンドッグ). These types of coinages are called wasei-eigo, or "Japanese-made English," and there are ...
