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Word Choices

Ophira Eisenberg

Stand-Up Comic


Stand-up comic Ophira Eisenberg talks with us about the word choices that make jokes work.

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Word Choices: A New Video Series from Merriam-Webster

 

Celebrated writers share their quest to find the right words