New Words from WWII. How Places Like Featherstonehaugh Get Their Names. Uncoming.

New Words from WWII. How Places Like Featherstonehaugh Get Their Names. Uncoming.

WWII was a rich source of new words for the English language. Before the 1940s, you couldn't tell an eager beaver to shut his pie hole while you were being debriefed by the head honcho. And you'll be amazed by the origin of the word "Jeep." And in honor of NaNoWriMo—because you have to name so many things in fiction—we talked about the most common ways places get their names.

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672 - How a Semicolon Brought Two Writers Together

672 - How a Semicolon Brought Two Writers Together

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671 - Why We Have Both 'Color' and 'Colour'

671 - Why We Have Both 'Color' and 'Colour'

British versus American spelling. FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirl | Twitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirl | Facebook: http://facebook.com/grammargirl | Pinterest: ...

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670 - Equinox. Is Irish the Same as Gaelic?

670 - Equinox. Is Irish the Same as Gaelic?

What Is the Equinox? Is Irish the Same as Gaelic? |FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL |YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirl |Twitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirl |Facebook: http://facebook.com/grammargirl...

14 Mar 201914min

669 - 'Red Tape,' 'Red Herring,' 'Paint the Town Red,' and More 'Red' Idioms.

669 - 'Red Tape,' 'Red Herring,' 'Paint the Town Red,' and More 'Red' Idioms.

This week, we investigate the origin of "red tape" and other "red" idioms.FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRLYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirlTwitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirlFacebook: http://faceboo...

11 Mar 201911min

668 - What's Wrong with 'These Ones'? Faith and Begorrah, We Have Irish Phrases for St. Patrick's Day!

668 - What's Wrong with 'These Ones'? Faith and Begorrah, We Have Irish Phrases for St. Patrick's Day!

Faith and begorrah, we have Irish phrases for St. Patrick's Day! Plus, a listener asks whether it's wrong to say "these ones" and "those ones." FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/gra...

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667 - Why ducks say "quack-quack" in English but "ga-ga" in Japanese.

667 - Why ducks say "quack-quack" in English but "ga-ga" in Japanese.

FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRLYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirlTwitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirlFacebook: http://facebook.com/grammargirlPinterest: http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirlInstagram:...

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666 - Double Negatives.

666 - Double Negatives.

In this week's Grammar Girl podcast, we talk about why double negatives aren't always wrong. You just need to be careful with them.FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRLYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirlTwitte...

28 Feb 201911min

665 - Language News Chat

665 - Language News Chat

Mignon and Neal talk about language influencing memory, OFOM, university language programs, and more.FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRLYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirlTwitter: http://twitter.com/grammarg...

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