681 - 'The Dictionary of Difficult Words,' an Interview with Jane Solomon
Doppelganger, estival, and funambulist. Jane Solomon shares the story behind her new book, "The Dictionary of Difficult Words." FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirl |Twit...
22 Apr 201931min
680 - Wakandan, Groot, and Other Languages of the Marvel Universe. Easter and Passover.
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 Passover are linguistically related? FOLLOW GRAMMAR G...
18 Apr 201913min
679 - Brussels sprouts? Scotch eggs? Swedish meatballs? Which food names can you trust?
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 outright fakers. We get to the bottom of Brussels sp...
15 Apr 201914min
678 - Moolah, Clams, and Scratch. God, Godsend, and Godfather.
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. FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL | YouTube: https://www.youtube.c...
11 Apr 201915min
676 - The Language of 'Game of Thrones'
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 love dragons and swords—we do! — but because a cor...
4 Apr 201913min
675 - Why Verbs Like 'Witness' Are Weird
A listener asked why a sentence using the verb "witness" sounded weird, and we found a surprising answer.FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL |YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirl |Twitter: http://twitter.com/...
1 Apr 201915min
674 - How You Can Benefit Year-Round from NaNoWriMo
Grant Faulkner's organization has worked with hundreds of thousands of writers, and he has some advice for you.FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL |YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirl |Twitter: http://twitte...
28 Mar 201919min
673 - Schwa-ify This! Scrabble Stories
A scene from "The Princess Bride" will help you understand the schwa. Plus, how one Scrabble tournament got out of hand.FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL |YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirl |Twitter: http...
25 Mar 201914min
