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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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A grocery opens in Point Breeze to bring affordable food to supermarket desert

A corner store on a mission, Rowhouse Grocery in Point Breeze is a posh yet accessible oasis in a supermarket desert.

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Philadelphia Eagles look to pull off yet another upset in their title defense

The Eagles have to do something no team has done while Saints coach Sean Payton and quarterback Drew Brees have led the team: beat them at home.

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Amanda Koller is getting her second master's degree. She has applied for more than 1,100 jobs in the past year. She hasn't gotten any full-time job offers.

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Max Glauben, who turns 91 on Monday, is the latest Holocaust survivor to record an interactive testimony for the University of Southern California Shoah Foundation.

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A mom and her teenage daughter brace for a future apart

Two decades ago, Maria Rivas emigrated from El Salvador to the United States, where she received temporary protected status (TPS) allowing her to stay and legally work.

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Judges say DEP unlawfully issued air-quality permits to Sunoco at Marcus Hook

The DEP said Sunoco can continue to operate at Marcus Hook while the DEP review takes place.

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An open letter to R. Kelly: We hear your accusers

Meet our outrage. Much of the black community is sickened by what we saw in the Lifetime documentary, “Surviving R. Kelly."

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WHYY Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn talks to Rickie Ricardo about this viral reaction to the ‘double doink’ and the Eagles’ chances against New Orleans.

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Ann Remy (right), is of Lenape descent, and Donna Fann-Boyle (left) is of Cherokee descent. Fann-Boyle is testifying at public hearing in Bucks County about the Neshaminy School District mascot. (Kimberly Paynter)
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Wilmington shooting, homicide rates plummet

The number of shooting victims fell 60 percent from 2017 to 2018 in Wilmington. The police chief cites use of real-time crime data and better relations with residents.

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Delaware’s new Route 301 highway offers alternate to I-95

The new Route 301 highway cuts congestion and travel time around Middletown, Delaware, and helps speed commuters and truck traffic from Route 1 to the Maryland state line.

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A Philadelphia resident police say threw the punch that led to the death of man walking his dog has turned himself in to police.

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7 years ago

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