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Grammar Girl (Mignon Fogarty) on the Strange History of the English Language

History Unplugged Podcast - May 15, 2018 07:28 - 52 minutes ★★★★ - 3.5K ratings
Mignon Fogarty has spent years helping others sort out the extremely peculiar grammar of the English language. But in the course of her research on how to navigate the weirdness of English, she learned the why of the weirdness of English. Did you know that egregious once meant outstandingly good...

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@grammargirl was mentioned in #136 “Grammar Girl” Mignon Fogarty on How to Make Grammar Less Boring

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@grammargirl was mentioned in Are Wisdom Teeth Smart? Capitalizing Degree Names. Sussies 2

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@grammargirl was mentioned in Whatever Happened to "Thou"?

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@grammargirl was mentioned in How Spellers Tackle the 'Dreaded Schwa'

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@grammargirl was mentioned in Why "'Em" Isn't Short for "Them." The Subjunctive. Sussies.

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@grammargirl was mentioned in Tomi Adeyemi: The Writing Life and Her New Writing Course.

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@grammargirl was mentioned in Scissors, Jeans, and Other Nouns That Are Always Plural. Flat Adverbs. Boteep.

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@grammargirl was mentioned in If earth looks like a blue marble, why is Earth Day associated with the color green? Also, 'funnest.'

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@grammargirl was mentioned in You Know. Doppelganger. Trademarks. Funnily. Chicken Milk.

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@grammargirl was mentioned in I Cannot Tell a Lie (but I Can Mislead! And Sometimes People Do It With Percentages.

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@grammargirl was mentioned in I Cannot Tell a Lie (but I Can Mislead)! And Sometimes People Do It With Percentages.

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@grammargirl was mentioned in How Aphasia Causes Difficulty Speaking. Chairdrobe.

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@grammargirl was mentioned in Why Tired People Talk About Being 'Out of Spoons.' Why Nouns Are More Complicated Than You May Think.

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@grammargirl was mentioned in Barracking, Sheilas and Shouts: How the Irish Influenced Australian English

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@grammargirl was mentioned in The Oxford Comma. And Should You Start a Sentence with 'And'?

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@grammargirl was mentioned in Is 'Materiel' Just a Fancy Pronunciation of 'Material'? Are Binomials the Same Across Languages?

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@grammargirl was mentioned in Why Do We Cringe at 'Pepper and Salt'? Why 'Square' Is Uncool. Quickquish.

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@grammargirl was mentioned in What's Square About a Square Meal? How to Use Parentheses, Brackets, and Braces. Guck.

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@grammargirl was mentioned in Are People Using 'Commiserate' Wrong? The Origin of (the Word) 'Influenza.' Hersband.

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@grammargirl was mentioned in Do You Call In, Out, or Off Sick? How Kids Learn Language. Hexaboobiated.

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@grammargirl was mentioned in Tips for Learning a New Language: The Fluent Show

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@grammargirl was mentioned in Why 'Tiny' Sounds Smaller Than 'Huge.' Nixing the Horrid 'Of.' Kokopelli.

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@grammargirl was mentioned in 'Strollout,' 'Insurrection,' 'Yassify,' and Other Words of the Year for 2021

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@grammargirl was mentioned in Cardsharp. The Old-New Singular 'They.' Grignug.

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@grammargirl was mentioned in Questions, Questions, So Many Questions!

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@grammargirl was mentioned in How Lori Rader-Day Wrote a Historical Novel About War Evacuees in Agatha Christie's Vacation Home

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@grammargirl was mentioned in Pretending to Be British. How to Use Ellipses. Spiders.

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@grammargirl was mentioned in New Words from WWII. How Places Like Featherstonehaugh Get Their Names. Uncoming.

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@grammargirl was mentioned in Editing an Anthology: 'Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed'

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@grammargirl was mentioned in Is That a Tombstone, Gravestone, or Headstone? Why Is the Sound of a Human Scream So Terrifying?

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@grammargirl was mentioned in Using Present Tense in a Story About the Past. Beck and Call. Tie-Dye Trees.

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@grammargirl was mentioned in Surprise! These Names Are Trademarks. How to Write 'Dos and Don'ts' (or Is That 'Do's and Don'ts'?). Wording Your Mixes.

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@grammargirl was mentioned in The Hedonometer and Your Feelings. What Does 'Schnozz' Mean?

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@grammargirl was mentioned in How Do You Pronounce 'Tomato'? Why Is 'Chiropractic' Singular. Fish.

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@grammargirl was mentioned in The Power of Very Specific Words, with Joel Schwartzberg

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@grammargirl was mentioned in How to Really Talk Like a Pirate. When Do You Need a Comma Before 'Because'?

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@grammargirl was mentioned in Why and When 'Very Unique' Is Wrong. Capitalizing 'Delta Variant' (or Not). Happy to You.

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@grammargirl was mentioned in Naked Idioms. Short-Lived. Capitalizing Earth. Hector Protector.

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@grammargirl was mentioned in The Origin of 'Honeymoon.' 'Where' Versus 'In Which.' Fevesteter.

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@grammargirl was mentioned in Weird Words for Alcohol. Starting a Sentence with 'However.' Fam-ished.

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@grammargirl was mentioned in How Storytelling Makes a Difference (and How to Do It Well)

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@grammargirl was mentioned in What's the Opposite of Deja Vu? Commas Between Adjectives

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@grammargirl was mentioned in The Best Stories from 15 Years of Grammar Girl

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History Unplugged Podcast Podcast Episodes featuring Mignon Fogarty

Grammar Girl (Mignon Fogarty) on the Strange History of the English Language

Twitter mentions

@grammargirl was mentioned in #136 “Grammar Girl” Mignon Fogarty on How to Make Grammar Less Boring

@grammargirl was mentioned in The Many Meanings of 'Father.' How Watergate Changed English. Punim

@grammargirl was mentioned in Demonyms: Why People from North Carolina Are Called Tar Heels. 'Healthy' Versus 'Healthful.' Sussies 3!

@grammargirl was mentioned in Are Wisdom Teeth Smart? Capitalizing Degree Names. Sussies 2

@grammargirl was mentioned in Whatever Happened to "Thou"?

@grammargirl was mentioned in How Spellers Tackle the 'Dreaded Schwa'

@grammargirl was mentioned in Why "'Em" Isn't Short for "Them." The Subjunctive. Sussies.

@grammargirl was mentioned in Tomi Adeyemi: The Writing Life and Her New Writing Course.

@grammargirl was mentioned in Scissors, Jeans, and Other Nouns That Are Always Plural. Flat Adverbs. Boteep.

@grammargirl was mentioned in If earth looks like a blue marble, why is Earth Day associated with the color green? Also, 'funnest.'

@grammargirl was mentioned in You Know. Doppelganger. Trademarks. Funnily. Chicken Milk.

@grammargirl was mentioned in I Cannot Tell a Lie (but I Can Mislead! And Sometimes People Do It With Percentages.

@grammargirl was mentioned in I Cannot Tell a Lie (but I Can Mislead)! And Sometimes People Do It With Percentages.

@grammargirl was mentioned in How Aphasia Causes Difficulty Speaking. Chairdrobe.

@grammargirl was mentioned in Why Tired People Talk About Being 'Out of Spoons.' Why Nouns Are More Complicated Than You May Think.

@grammargirl was mentioned in Barracking, Sheilas and Shouts: How the Irish Influenced Australian English

@grammargirl was mentioned in The Oxford Comma. And Should You Start a Sentence with 'And'?

@grammargirl was mentioned in Is 'Materiel' Just a Fancy Pronunciation of 'Material'? Are Binomials the Same Across Languages?

@grammargirl was mentioned in Why Do We Cringe at 'Pepper and Salt'? Why 'Square' Is Uncool. Quickquish.

@grammargirl was mentioned in What's Square About a Square Meal? How to Use Parentheses, Brackets, and Braces. Guck.

@grammargirl was mentioned in Are People Using 'Commiserate' Wrong? The Origin of (the Word) 'Influenza.' Hersband.

@grammargirl was mentioned in Do You Call In, Out, or Off Sick? How Kids Learn Language. Hexaboobiated.

@grammargirl was mentioned in Tips for Learning a New Language: The Fluent Show

@grammargirl was mentioned in Why "Tiny" Sounds Smaller Than "Huge." Nixing the Horrid "Of."

@grammargirl was mentioned in Why 'Tiny' Sounds Smaller Than 'Huge.' Nixing the Horrid 'Of.' Kokopelli.

@grammargirl was mentioned in 'Strollout,' 'Insurrection,' 'Yassify,' and Other Words of the Year for 2021

@grammargirl was mentioned in Cardsharp. The Old-New Singular 'They.' Grignug.

@grammargirl was mentioned in Questions, Questions, So Many Questions!

@grammargirl was mentioned in How Lori Rader-Day Wrote a Historical Novel About War Evacuees in Agatha Christie's Vacation Home

@grammargirl was mentioned in Pretending to Be British. How to Use Ellipses. Spiders.

@grammargirl was mentioned in Shibboleth. Greeting Card Grammar. Bunkaree.

@grammargirl was mentioned in How to Use a Semicolon, Amirite? Partu.

@grammargirl was mentioned in Penultimate. Veni, Vidi, Vici. Smidge.

@grammargirl was mentioned in New Words from WWII. How Places Like Featherstonehaugh Get Their Names. Uncoming.

@grammargirl was mentioned in Editing an Anthology: 'Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed'

@grammargirl was mentioned in Is That a Tombstone, Gravestone, or Headstone? Why Is the Sound of a Human Scream So Terrifying?

@grammargirl was mentioned in Using Present Tense in a Story About the Past. Beck and Call. Tie-Dye Trees.

@grammargirl was mentioned in Surprise! These Names Are Trademarks. How to Write 'Dos and Don'ts' (or Is That 'Do's and Don'ts'?). Wording Your Mixes.

@grammargirl was mentioned in The Hedonometer and Your Feelings. What Does 'Schnozz' Mean?

@grammargirl was mentioned in How Do You Pronounce 'Tomato'? Why Is 'Chiropractic' Singular. Fish.

@grammargirl was mentioned in The Power of Very Specific Words, with Joel Schwartzberg

@grammargirl was mentioned in How to Really Talk Like a Pirate. When Do You Need a Comma Before 'Because'?

@grammargirl was mentioned in Why and When 'Very Unique' Is Wrong. Capitalizing 'Delta Variant' (or Not). Happy to You.

@grammargirl was mentioned in Naked Idioms. Short-Lived. Capitalizing Earth. Hector Protector.

@grammargirl was mentioned in The Origin of 'Honeymoon.' 'Where' Versus 'In Which.' Fevesteter.

@grammargirl was mentioned in Weird Words for Alcohol. Starting a Sentence with 'However.' Fam-ished.

@grammargirl was mentioned in How Storytelling Makes a Difference (and How to Do It Well)

@grammargirl was mentioned in What's the Opposite of Deja Vu? Commas Between Adjectives

@grammargirl was mentioned in The Best Stories from 15 Years of Grammar Girl

@grammargirl was mentioned in What the Two Spellings of Stationary/ery Have to Do with Booksellers. Why Pronunciations Change.