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The Joy of Lex with the Co-Host of “A Way with Words”
Revel in surprising word histories, regional dialects, ancient linguistic roots, and modern slang with Martha Barnette, co-host of public radio’s popular “A Way with Words.” Barnette, a writer in love with so-called dead languages, co-hosts the radio show which The New Yorker called “Car Talk for Lexiphiles” with Grant Barrett, a linguist and lexicographer.
Martha Barnette is co-host of the public-radio show A Way with Words, heard each week by listeners on National Public Radio affiliates across North America, and worldwide by podcast. The show’s about words and how we use them — word and phrase origins, slang, regional dialects, writing well, books and reading, and that weird thing Grandma used to say.
You can also watch the live stream here at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, October 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ou7Xu2drEk.
Sponsored by Vermont Humanities and the Friends of Brooks Memorial Library
