A Way with Words (Wayword, Inc.)
Grant Barrett is the co-host and co-producer of A Way with Words, a national language-related public radio show. Grant is also the Vice President of Communications and Technology at the American Dialect Society. With a background in lexicography, Grant has held roles such as Director of Lexicography at Dictionary.com and Chief Editor of the Double-Tongued Dictionary. Additionally, Grant has experience in marketing, online news editing, and founding and directing online dictionaries. Grant has a BA in French Literature from Columbia University and has been actively involved in various language-related organizations and publications.
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A Way with Words (Wayword, Inc.)
A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively hour-long public radio show and podcast about language examined through history, culture, and family. Each week, author/journalist Martha Barnette and lexicographer/linguist Grant Barrett talk with callers about slang, old sayings, new words, grammar, word origins, regional dialects, family expressions, and speaking and writing well. They settle disputes, play word quizzes, and discuss language news and controversies. The show, on the air since 1998, is heard weekly by more than a half-million listeners over the air across the United States and around the world by podcast. The show is produced by Wayword, Inc., a small independent nonprofit unaffiliated with any station or network.