ROBERTS: Barbara Webb(ph) of San Francisco, Colorado, writes: I'm not sure that was only known in the South. TOM FRANKLIN (Author, 'Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter'): It's how southern children are taught to spell Mississippi: M-I-crooked letter-crooked letter-I-crooked letter-crooked letter-I-humpback-humpback-I. Last week, author Tom Franklin told us how he arrived at the title of his new novel, 'Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter.' ROBERTS: Excellent topic, fine report, but did she actually say O-M-G, writes David Schneider on our website? What a shame, to borrow that kind of thing from the texting world. And you don't have to understand Arabic to know that O-M-G is he angry. GWEN THOMPKINS: Robbie Ahmed Abdel Gawal is a farmer.

But three little letters in that report brought out your passions. Last week, NPR's Gwen Thompkins brought us a story on the dispute over access to water from the Nile River. They told me that I couldn't qualify for any assistance, as I always paid my mortgage on time. I contacted my mortgage company and asked if they could help me, as I was on the edge of walking away. Then the city and state raised property taxes, leaving me $200 a month in the hole, supporting two people. Luckily, I found a nice couple to rent my old home. I moved, but I couldn't sell my home, as it was worth less than my mortgage. About 18 months ago, my partner lost his job, my job gave me the option of either moving or losing my job. I bought a house way before the bubble started. The story generated a lot of comments on NPR.org, but one story stood out.ĭamon Moss writes on our website: Want to know who this helps? Me. The bill is meant to provide relief to people who owe more on their home than it's actually worth.

We begin with reaction to reporter Chris Arnold's story last week about a bill in Congress that would allow homeowners to refinance with today's low interest rates.

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