Language

There are many ways you might come across Al “Papa Rap” Lopez. He’s been in northwest Arkansas for more than 30 years. He has been an educator, musician, emcee, performer and a generally involved citizen. Papa Rap came back to our studio this week for a conversation.

Off College Avenue in Fayetteville, in the space that once housed Sunrise Guitars, the Nelms Dyslexia Center is at the forefront of dyslexia support in Arkansas. Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis visited the center and brings us this report.

Southwestern Electric Power Company has introduced a new Spanish translation feature on its website. Ozarks at Large’s Sofia Galvan tells us more.

On today's show, we hear from urban planners from near and far, who gathered earlier this month at the Congress for the New Urbanism. Also, we continue visiting the complex life of Robert Say Mcintosh. Plus, a brand new edition of Sound Perimeter.

This Saturday, Ambivert Books, the area’s first Spanish-language bookstore, will celebrate its opening. Owner Brittany Johnson wants to cultivate and expand interest in reading material from Latin America, the Caribbean, and Spain. Ambivert Books will be experienced through pop-ups, like at Aug. 17's Book Fest at the Fayetteville Town Center, and online.

KUAF's Militant Grammarian, Katherine Shurlds, joins Kyle Kellams again in the Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio to quiz his knowledge of commonly misspelled words.

Militant Grammarian Katherine Shurlds shares a collection of bewildering headlines with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams.

The "wild goose chase" is over thanks to KUAF's resident Militant Grammarian, Katherine Shurlds.

Our Militant Grammarian presents a whole host of silent letter examples and points out that every letter in the english alphabet is silent at some time.

English as a Second Language classes are offered six times a week at the Fayetteville Public Library through a partnership with the Fayetteville Adult Career Training Center, which is operated by Fayetteville Public Schools. Susanna Sayre, an instructor with the center, spoke with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams about the classes.