1457-Book-Cyst by A Way with Words

A bible lump, or a bible bump, is a ganglion cyst that sometimes forms on the wrist. It’s also called a book cyst, the reason being that people sometimes try to smash them with a book, but  don’t try this at home! http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2f3ktRM

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1457-Caller-Ari-Enduring by A Way with Words

A woman whose first language is Persian wonders about the word enduring. Can she describe the work of being a parent as enduring? While the phrase is grammatically correct, the expression enduring parenting not good idiomatic English. http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2dTxlfV

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1457-Caller-Alex-Filibuster by A Way with Words

A Los Angeles, California, listener says his grandmother, a native Spanish speaker, used the word filibustero to mean “ruffians.” Any relation to the English word filibuster? As a matter of fact, yes. http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2ep5pwJ

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