A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over · Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett. Produced by Stefanie Levine.

The Other Shoe - 2 June 2025

·54 min

The hosts discuss interesting words like 'avahi' (a woolly lemur) and 'saltigrade' (adapted to leaping, used for spiders), inspired by Martha's experience as a pronouncer for a regional spelling bee.

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