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Word Maven: Beautiful Words

Henry James once said, “Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the most beautiful words in the English language.” On today's Talk of Iowa we’ll talk about the words you think are the most beautiful...for what they mean or for how they sound. Language expert and Iowa native Patricia O’Conner is the guest. She is the author of the popular "Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English" and several other language books.

Charity Nebbe is the host of IPR's Talk of Iowa