1) Squirrelly Animal Verbs. 2) 'People,' 'Peoples,' and 'Persons': Why It Matters.

Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

English - April 01, 2021 18:00 - 10 minutes - 9.63 MB - ★★★★ - 2.6K ratings
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Previous Episode: A vast number of words have surprising origins. We talked about some today, including "scientist," "impressionist," "beatnik," and "paradigm."

Next Episode: 'Borrow' and 'Lend.' When to Use 'Nor.' Boncho.

To hog, to ram, to bird dog. We run through a fun list of animal-inspired verbs. Plus, amazingly, it wasn't that long ago that usage experts recommended "persons" instead of "people." And what's the deal with "peoples."

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