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A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.
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A Way with Words

A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.

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The final debate: Obama routs Romney

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Body of missing NJ girl believed found

Officials say an autopsy will be conducted Tuesday to determine whether a body found in a recycling container in Clayton is that of a mis ...

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Sparks fly in Pa. attorney general debate

It’s independence versus experience as candidates for state attorney general try to define the race on their own terms. For ...

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Suspect arrested in robberies at Philly convent

Police say a suspect has been arrested in a pair of break-ins at a west Philadelphia convent last week. Police accuse 26-year-old ...

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Cranberry festival highlights Ocean Spray’s economic importance to New Jersey

What could be better suited for Indian summer weather than a free, outdoor festival celebrating a native fruit first harvested by the Len ...

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East Falls House Tour showcases charm and diversity of neighborhood’s residential architecture

On the day that local homeowners opened their doors to the public, Jim Guaneri took the plunge and signed up for Sunday’s East Fall ...

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The Simons of Roxborough: For two lifelong Democrats, politics is a cherished ‘indoor sport’ [UPDATE]

Don and Susan Simon of Roxborough weigh in on the final Presidential debate held on Monday, Oct. 22.  Here’s the la ...

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Dave Davies: Off Mic

Is your doc good for a $25,000 political contribution?

Last week I got quite a reaction to a piece about the remarkable political contributions doctors at the Rothman Institute, an orthopedics ...

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Love Note #93: Tracy Levesque watches Philly in all its glory from her stoop in Queen Village

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Look Up! Arch Street Meeting House is designated national landmark

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Historical Commission’s Architecture Committee recommends denial of Lit Brothers sign

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