Sat, 15 October 2005
Howard Chang talks about why we love both online and print books and other resources about words. (1:50)
Dave Shepherd shares some suggestions by listeners for good online word resources. Thanks especially to Frank Jonen for The Devil's Dictionary and Eric Strauss for The Origins of Cliches. (4:36) Howard Shepherd sings the praises of Bartleby.com. (5:56) Howard Chang and Dave talk about many of their favorite online sites (7:25):
Rude word of the week: 'plagiarist' (18:20) Song: 'Blue Book,' by Jamen Brooks (21:26) Howard Chang, Howard Shepherd, and Dave discuss their favorite word books (25:04):
Theme music by Kick the Cat
time: 36:53 rating: G (People of all ages should read word books.) |