Friends with Words Foreword by Constance Hale From the rolling hills of

From the rolling hills of Tuscany to the dramatic coastlines of Sicily

Their vanity and greed see them locked in a futile battle

My arms aren’t big enough to hold the whole world

and Karen (a very pink eraser)

these homes strike just the right chord between folksy and refined

Friends with Words Foreword by Constance Hale From the rolling hills ofThe word nerd gift book of the year! With warmth and humor, a popular radio and podcast host shares her love of language, weaving together linguistic history, regional phrases, the hidden poetry in etymologies, new words, and stories from her life and time on the air. Martha Barnette has spent two decades as the co host of A Way with Words, lauded by Mary Norris in The New Yorker as a virtual treasure house and Car Talk for Lexiphiles. Over that time,