Word Maven: Beautiful Words
Henry James once said, “Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the most beautiful words in the English language.” On today's Talk of Iowa we’ll talk about the words you think...
View ArticleWord Maven: Great Movie Quotes
There are movie lines so iconic that not only does almost everyone instantly recognize them, but they’ve actually become a part of our lexicon. Today, Charity talks with English Language expert and...
View ArticleThe Word Maven
Words like tornado and Derecho fascinate and frighten and they both have surprising histories. Charity talks with English language expert Patricia O’Connor who looks at the origins of weather related...
View ArticleWord Maven: Echoic Words
Boom, shimmy, giggle, squeak… these words are called echoic words, words whose sound echo what they stand for. Host Charity Nebbe talks with English language expert Patricia O’Conner about these and...
View ArticleWord Maven: Great Movie Quotes
There are movie lines so iconic that not only does almost everyone instantly recognize them, but they’ve actually become a part of our lexicon. Today, Charity talks with English Language expert and...
View ArticleThe Word Maven
Words like tornado and Derecho fascinate and frighten and they both have surprising histories. Charity talks with English language expert Patricia O’Connor who looks at the origins of weather related...
View ArticleWord Maven: Echoic Words
Boom, shimmy, giggle, squeak… these words are called echoic words, words whose sound echo what they stand for. Host Charity Nebbe talks with English language expert Patricia O’Conner about these and...
View ArticleWord Maven: Great Movie Quotes
There are movie lines so iconic that not only does almost everyone instantly recognize them, but they’ve actually become a part of our lexicon. Today, Charity talks with English Language expert and...
View ArticleThe Word Maven
Words like tornado and Derecho fascinate and frighten and they both have surprising histories. Charity talks with English language expert Patricia O’Connor who looks at the origins of weather related...
View ArticleWord Maven: Echoic Words
Boom, shimmy, giggle, squeak… these words are called echoic words, words whose sound echo what they stand for. Host Charity Nebbe talks with English language expert Patricia O’Conner about these and...
View ArticleHow Watergate Shaped Our Language
Forty years ago this month Nixon’s top White House staffers, HR Haldeman and John Ehrlichman resigned over the Watergate Scandal. On today's Talk of Iowa» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleWords of Summer with the Word Maven
Host Charity Nebbe and Patricia O'Connor, aka The Word Maven, discuss the words and phrases of summer. O'Connor reveals the origins of dog days, bikini,» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleWords of the Year
Join host Charity Nebbe for this talk with Patricia O'Connor to talk about words of the year for 2013, and "banned words." What's your "word of the year"? » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View Article"Grand Slam" Language Session: Baseball Terminology with Patricia O'Connor
Beanball, bender, bleeder, brushback, bull pen… baseball has a language all its own. Today on Talk of Iowa, English language expert Patricia O’Conner ...» E-Mail This
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View ArticleThe Word Maven
Words like tornado and Derecho fascinate and frighten and they both have surprising histories. Charity talks with English language expert Patricia O’Connor who looks at the origins of weather related...
View ArticleWord Maven: Echoic Words
Boom, shimmy, giggle, squeak… these words are called echoic words, words whose sound echo what they stand for. Host Charity Nebbe talks with English language expert Patricia O’Conner about these and...
View ArticleHow Watergate Shaped Our Language
Forty years ago this month Nixon’s top White House staffers, HR Haldeman and John Ehrlichman resigned over the Watergate Scandal. On today's Talk of Iowa» E-Mail This
View ArticleWords of Summer with the Word Maven
Host Charity Nebbe and Patricia O'Connor, aka The Word Maven, discuss the words and phrases of summer. O'Connor reveals the origins of dog days, bikini,» E-Mail This
View ArticleWords of the Year
Join host Charity Nebbe for this talk with Patricia O'Connor to talk about words of the year for 2013, and "banned words." What's your "word of the year"? » E-Mail This
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