George Grant

Word Play – Hyperbole isn’t possible at Thanksgiving

November 20, 2020 George Grant History
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Word Play – Spell-checking the Constitution

October 23, 2020 George Grant History
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Word Play – All that glisters

September 18, 2020 George Grant Culture & Arts, History
NICK EICHER, HOST: Today is Friday, September 18th. Good morning! This is The World and Everything in It from listener-supported WORLD Radio. I’m Nick Eicher. MARY REICHARD, HOST: And I’m Mary Reichard. Here’s George Grant now on  nuance in the meaning of words.

Word Play – From jeremiad to nehemiad

August 21, 2020 George Grant History
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Word Play – Biblical scholarship and the English language

June 19, 2020 George Grant Religion
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Word Play – Quarantine jargon

May 15, 2020 George Grant Commentary
MYRNA BROWN, HOST: Today is Friday, May 15th. Good morning! This is The World and Everything in It from listener-supported WORLD Radio. I’m Myrna Brown. MEGAN BASHAM, HOST: And I’m Megan Basham. Next up: George Grant on how extraordinary circumstances change the way we speak.

Word Play – Epidemic and quarantine

April 21, 2020 George Grant Commentary
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Word Play – The Word on the cross

April 10, 2020 George Grant Commentary
MEGAN BASHAM, HOST: Today is Friday, April 10th. Good morning! This is The World and Everything in It from listener-supported WORLD Radio. I’m Megan Basham. NICK EICHER, HOST: And I’m Nick Eicher. In times like these we cannot repeat the gospel to ourselves enough. Here’s George Grant with a special, Good Friday edition of Word Play.

Word Play – Googol

March 13, 2020 George Grant Commentary
MEGAN BASHAM, HOST: Today is Friday, March 13th. Good morning! This is The World and Everything in It from listener-supported WORLD Radio. I’m Megan Basham. MYRNA BROWN, HOST: And I’m Myrna Brown. Now Word Play with George Grant.

Word Play – An esquivalient dictionary editor

February 21, 2020 George Grant Commentary
MYRNA BROWN, HOST: Today is Friday, February 21st. Good morning! This is The World and Everything in It from listener-supported WORLD Radio. I’m Myrna Brown. MEGAN BASHAM, HOST: And I’m Megan Basham. Equivalent writers don’t get very far in journalism. But they make great dictionary editors. WORLD’s George Grant explains why on this month’s edition of Word Play.