My Brilliant Careen Minicast- 23 June 2008

A New York City listener says he's reading lots of thrillers this summer. But a couple of words keep tripping him up. Does a speeding car careen or career? The hosts spell out the differences, and throw in the origin of the word carom for good measure. <br/><br/>---<br/><br/>Get your language question answered on the air! Call or write 24 hours a day: (877) WAY-WORD/(877) 929-9673, words@waywordradio.org, or visit our web site and discussion forums at http://waywordradio.org. Copyright 2008, Wayword LLC.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.waywordradio.org/~f/awwwpodcast?a=Iiu1brEO"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/awwwpodcast?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.waywordradio.org/~f/awwwpodcast?a=L5ooTZiP"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/awwwpodcast?d=52" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.waywordradio.org/~f/awwwpodcast?a=edI3fVrF"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/awwwpodcast?i=edI3fVrF" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.waywordradio.org/~f/awwwpodcast?a=krhmYebq"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/awwwpodcast?i=krhmYebq" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.waywordradio.org/~f/awwwpodcast?a=fTUSuZfw"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/awwwpodcast?i=fTUSuZfw" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.waywordradio.org/~f/awwwpodcast?a=GhP84tQP"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/awwwpodcast?d=42" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.waywordradio.org/~f/awwwpodcast?a=kHKE6po0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/awwwpodcast?d=54" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/awwwpodcast/~4/xjzQ3ATtyhg" height="1" width="1"/>