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Back to Search681 - 'The Dictionary of Difficult Words,' an Interview with Jane Solomon
Episode 681
Doppelganger, estival, and funambulist. Jane Solomon shares the story behind her new book, "The Dictionary of Difficult Words." FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL |…
6 years, 11 months ago
680 - Wakandan, Groot, and Other Languages of the Marvel Universe. Easter and Passover.
Episode 680
Wakandan, Groot, and more. The movies in the Marvel universe are filled with interesting real and made-up languages. Plus, did you know Easter and Pa…
6 years, 11 months ago
679 - Brussels sprouts? Scotch eggs? Swedish meatballs? Which food names can you trust?
Episode 679
Some foods really do come from a certain city or region, others have names that are tied to the location but not in the way you think, and some are o…
6 years, 11 months ago
678 - Moolah, Clams, and Scratch. God, Godsend, and Godfather.
Episode 678
Paying our taxes made us think about slang words for money, and all the upcoming religious holidays made us wonder which "god" words to capitalize. F…
6 years, 11 months ago
676 - The Language of 'Game of Thrones'
Episode 676
There’s so much excitement about the 'Game of Thrones' finale that we just had to include a segment about on it this week’s show. Not just because we…
6 years, 11 months ago
675 - Why Verbs Like 'Witness' Are Weird
Episode 675
A listener asked why a sentence using the verb "witness" sounded weird, and we found a surprising answer.
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6 years, 11 months ago
674 - How You Can Benefit Year-Round from NaNoWriMo
Episode 674
Grant Faulkner's organization has worked with hundreds of thousands of writers, and he has some advice for you.
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6 years, 11 months ago
673 - Schwa-ify This! Scrabble Stories
Episode 673
A scene from "The Princess Bride" will help you understand the schwa. Plus, how one Scrabble tournament got out of hand.
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6 years, 11 months ago
672 - How a Semicolon Brought Two Writers Together
Episode 672
Jennifer Miller and Jason Feifer, authors of "Mr. Nice Guy," talk about how the semicolon brought them together, how they wrangle working as a writin…
7 years ago
671 - Why We Have Both 'Color' and 'Colour'
Episode 671
British versus American spelling. FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirl | Twitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirl | Face…
7 years ago