We take a look at some modern-day idioms, where they came from, and what they could possibly mean.

We look at a list of words people want to banish in this new year. Some of them we agree with, some of them we won't let go without a fight!

We continue our alphabetical trip through the most challenging words from the SAT.

We'll run through the various dictionaries' selections for the words of the year and offer up a few of our own.

There are lots of ways to celebrate the holidays but one Christmas Eve tradition from Iceland really resonated with KMUW's Suzanne Perez. She tells us about it. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

What could be more fun for the holidays than digging into the bizarre world of Latin and Greek plurals? Nothing! That's what!

We wade into the social media wars as we take a look at some of the most common language mistakes people make when they're posting online.

We hit a number of language-related topics this week, kicked off by a listener question about what the heck a participle actually is.

This week, Kathy and Ross quiz Fletcher on words that are surprising relatives– and some that are surprisingly not.

We look at some names of famous people that, when you pronounce them correctly, can let people know you're an expert... or a snob.