[2] Panelists' comments were not classified as right or wrong, but when the panel discussion concluded, a "Voice of Authority" spoke to give the correct information.
[3] Words that were discussed on the program included "gardenia", "glamour", "democracy", "republic", "typhoon",[3] "dandelion", "daisly",[4] "ceremony", "cupola", "dome", "fanfare", "parapet", and "salvo".
Guest panelists included Vicki Cummings,[7] Cornelia Otis Skinner,[8] Faye Emerson[1] and Eva Le Gallienne.
The magazine Educational Screen reported on a high school that used a wire recorder to preserve episodes of it and other programs for use in high-school classes "to stimulate vocabulary building and word study".
"[4] He described the program as "witty, literate, extremely learned, educational in the best sense, and a lot of fun to listen to.
"[4] The trade publication Variety called We Take Your Word "an adult show that is erudite, but with an informal air far removed from the stuffiness of a classroom.