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Communication Diversity, Equity... Education Human Resources Motivation Best-Selling Author Master of Ceremon... Comedy / Humor
Books
A Garden of Words
Did you know that the tulip gets its name from a kind of headwear? What`s the linguistic link between the lovely gladiolus and a fierce gladiator? A rose by any other name may smell as sweet--but why do we call it a rose?
In this charmin...
Ladyfingers & Nun`s Tummies:
A Lighthearted Look at How Foods Got Their Names
What naughty joke is tucked inside every loaf of pumpernickel? Why do we call it a Tootsie Roll? How did a drunken brawl lead to the name lobster Newburg? What squiggly creature ...
Dog Days and Dandelions:
A Lively Guide to the Animal Meanings Behind Everyday Words
From apian (like a bee) to zodiac (little-animals circle), a word book that spots the animal origins of words and names
There are mice in your muscles, and bl...
Martha Barnette Profile
Martha Barnette is co-host of the public-radio show A Way with Words, heard each week by listeners in more than 230 cities across North America, and around the world by podcast. The program is about words and how we use them -- word and phrase origins, slang, regional dialects, grammar, writing well, books and reading, and that weird thing Grandma used to say.
Martha is a longtime journalist who`s passionate about language and lifelong learning. She`s a graduate of Vassar College with an A.B. in English. She did graduate work in classical languages at the University of Kentucky and studied Spanish in Costa Rica at the ILISA Language Institute.
Martha Barnette Talk Titles
Topics
Communication Diversity, Equity... Education Human Resources Motivation Best-Selling Author Master of Ceremon... Comedy / Humor
Books
A Garden of Words
Did you know that the tulip gets its name from a kind of headwear? What`s the linguistic link between the lovely gladiolus and a fierce gladiator? A rose by any other name may smell as sweet--but why do we call it a rose? In this charming, witty...
Ladyfingers & Nun`s Tummies:
A Lighthearted Look at How Foods Got Their Names What naughty joke is tucked inside every loaf of pumpernickel? Why do we call it a Tootsie Roll? How did a drunken brawl lead to the name lobster Newburg? What squiggly creature inspired the name ...
Dog Days and Dandelions:
A Lively Guide to the Animal Meanings Behind Everyday Words From apian (like a bee) to zodiac (little-animals circle), a word book that spots the animal origins of words and names There are mice in your muscles, and blackbirds in your merlot. B...