SPEAKING AMERICAN -- THE WORD WAGONS
When our vast and varied American speech needed scribes, the Word Wagons hit the road.
STUDS TERKEL -- TO HEAR AMERICA TALKING
On radio he interviewed the famous but in his spare time Studs Terkel listened to “the etceteras” of history. And he heard America talking.
MENCKEN GIVES OUR 'TONGUE' A TWIST
First there was Webster, then Twain. But it took Mencken to celebrate how Americans really talk.
THE ATTIC READS. . . "THE PEOPLE'S TONGUE"
From “Who’s on First” to “A Hard Rain’s a’ Gonna Fall,” from “The Gettysburg Address” to “Green Eggs and Ham,” this delightful anthology lets you hear America talking.
FIGHTIN' WORDS -- WEBSTER AND THE DICTIONARY WARS
Webster had his dictionary but it took an ugly war of words to win its place in American life.
HOW TO SPEAK AMERICAN -- THE BASICS
From denunciation to celebration, The Attic explores the unique language called American.
UNITED WE SPEAK... AMERICAN
You say "youse." I say "you guys." You say "pop." I say "soda." Let's call ourselves American.
