Primary Election Results, How Rhyming Is Essential To Human Expression

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Grant Barrett, co-host on the program A Way With Words, talks about compound rhymes common and unfamiliar like ‘shake and bake’, ‘meet and greet’ or ‘weed and feed’. We also talk with one WPR reporter about the results of the primary election.

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    Sauk County Circuit Judge Michael Screnock and Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Rebecca Dallet advanced in the primaries Tuesday for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

    We talk with a WPR reporter about the primary results and what to expect ahead of the general election in April.

  • All About Rhyming Compounds And Phrases

    Co-host of A Way With Words Grant Barrett will be joining us to talk rhyme– specifically compound rhymes and schoolyard rhymes. Have you ever heard someone refer to a snake as a “nope rope”? Or use the phrase “chalk and talk” to refer to lecture teaching? We’ll talk about the quirky compounds we use in the English language and more.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Gretchen Brown Producer
  • Natalie Guyette Producer
  • Shawn Johnson Guest
  • Grant Barrett Guest