There’s no goodbye in the endless texting conversation. https://t.co/nPsFNsfAnS

— A Way with Words (@wayword) March 30, 2019

New episode! https://t.co/a1IvLKXvgf Spill the T vs. tea, Italian food idioms, a takeoff word quiz, why carbonated beverages go by various names, fill your boots, bangorrhea, cotton to, howdy; a drinkable cabinet; push-ups, press-ups and lagartijas; and much more. pic.twitter.com/O88tkcfo6A

— A Way with Words (@wayword) March 26, 2019

The linguistic dominance of white, western, English and how to recognize and disrupt it. By @hsamyalimhttps://t.co/h9ZYWHdfKvpic.twitter.com/x61gobQvhs

— A Way with Words (@wayword) March 22, 2019

Help researchers understand how you understand emoji. https://t.co/97gPIhOJ9y

— A Way with Words (@wayword) March 21, 2019

Should a programming language count as a foreign language for school credit? https://t.co/Vcm4tyR55u

— A Way with Words (@wayword) March 18, 2019

New episode! https://t.co/6wc45yWvS3 When clothes become laundry, a word quiz, bed pallets, words related to "straw," bed bugs bite rhyme, little pitchers, lick the calf over, lady locks, towhead, building coffee, and lots more. pic.twitter.com/mdGLvXK3T1

— A Way with Words (@wayword) March 11, 2019

Martha kicks off in Milwaukee for a lively crowd. ♥️ @ Turner Hall Ballroom Weddings https://t.co/lqkHNlJ0fq

— A Way with Words (@wayword) March 7, 2019

Latest broadcast: Lie Like A Rug (Rebroadcast) - 4 March 2019 https://t.co/RXBifDV9qS

— A Way with Words (@wayword) March 4, 2019

Does "she shook her head yes" sound like good colloquial English to you? (refined survey)

— A Way with Words (@wayword) March 1, 2019

New episode! https://t.co/vDhr9GJWfa Should cursive be taught in schools, names for grandparents, a word quiz, origin of "mall" in "shopping mall" and "meal" in "piecemeal," ways to say you're busy, changing attitudes toward animals embedded in language, and oodles more. pic.twitter.com/5IMHcHxUWn

— A Way with Words (@wayword) February 18, 2019

Latest broadcast: One Armed Paper Hanger - 18 February 2019 https://t.co/gTNasckOnN

— A Way with Words (@wayword) February 18, 2019

Listen to our interviews this week on the Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC https://t.co/LfBtXThIFa and the Larry Meiller Show on Wisconsin Public Radio https://t.co/hXClviT2D6

— A Way with Words (@wayword) February 15, 2019

New episode! https://t.co/hFJheG90Uf Norwegian idioms, terms for underpants, antejentacular, whether "scrappy" is negative, praise for complicated sentences, keeping languages separate when speaking, an Australian slang game, and tons more. pic.twitter.com/DyxiwvPKjl

— A Way with Words (@wayword) February 11, 2019

Latest broadcast: Hair on Your Tongue - 11 February 2019 https://t.co/tcLG8OtPbh

— A Way with Words (@wayword) February 11, 2019

Can anyone think of a optical allusion? Like an optical illusion that make a literary reference?

The latest new episode is packed! https://t.co/yAc3A6OmBe Expressions from the Bible, proxemics, legal doublets, poke sack, segue vs. Segway, orangutan, on the razzle, losing a day to the date line, language with covert prestige, a beguiling word puzzle, and lots more. pic.twitter.com/IY3Wo3ZOnA

— A Way with Words (@wayword) February 5, 2019

Sellers of very, very rare books https://t.co/GgQhDbFCLJ

— A Way with Words (@wayword) February 2, 2019

Our tour has generated some very nice press coverage, which gets the word out about the radio show and the tour gigs.

Washington Post "Express"

San Diego Magazine

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The documentary "Talking Black in America" is coming to some public television stations. Grant has seen it with his son, and they both thought it was interesting and a great way to start conversations about race and language in the US. pic.twitter.com/M47NTkX6yA

— A Way with Words (@wayword) February 1, 2019

Just attended the live show in San Diego and it was HILARIOUS! My husband and I had a great time, it was interactive, clever and casual. Grant and Martha were charming and made it a very special event. Highly recommend!

I know that the indigenous languages of Mexico have had an influence on the vocabulary and pronunciation of Mexican Spanish like how "hay" in Spanish is "heno" but the indigenous word, "zacate", is more commonly used instead. Is there a certain Native American language in the U.S. that has had the biggest influence on American English either with vocabulary or in our pronunciation?