2014: Often, there isn't an answer to why language changes, but there is an answer in this case, and I found that incredibly satisfying. This is definitely a contender for my favorite episode ever. #GrammarGirl15 #FavoriteEpisode
Listen on @ApplePodcasts: https://bit.ly/Saying-Thou
2013: This favorite starts with "slash" as a conjunctive adverb and ends with why texting isn't just lazy English. I believe "slash" may have faded away (prove me wrong!) but "kk" lives on. #GrammarGirl15 #FavoriteEpisode
Listen on @ApplePodcasts: https://bit.ly/Texting-English
2012: Listeners asked why their kids suddenly seemed to be talking about "versing" other teams or other kids, so did a big survey to see if it's regional, and I also looked into its origin. #GrammarGirl15 #FavoriteEpisode
Listen on @ApplePodcasts: https://bit.ly/versing
You can still listen to the "racket" versus "racquet" segment in episode 662 on @ApplePodcasts.
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2011: People briefly thought Oxford University had stopped using the Oxford comma, which gave me a fabulous starting point to discuss the punctuation mark. It's newer than you think it is. #GrammarGirl15 #FavoriteEpisode
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2010: In this favorite, @literalminded used Pig Latin to explain what makes something a "real" language. Unfay! #GrammarGirl15 @FavoriteEpisode
You can still listen at @ApplePodcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/567-is-pig-la...
2009: I talked with @scottsigler about the challenge of adapting his sweary book THE ROOKIE for the YA market and in the process, learned about the grawlix. @ApplePodcasts #GrammarGirl15 #FavoriteEpisode
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2008: @PeterSokolowski and Charles Carson helped me understand what makes Yoda's language special and how he changes it in different situations. It was fascinating! @ApplePodcasts #GrammarGirl15 #FavoriteEpisode
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2007: At this point, I had started reading linguistics papers and became fascinated by Leslie Barratt's work showing that the shift from "by accident" to "on accident" seemed to occur at a specific time.
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2006: Answering a listener question about archaic grammar in Christmas carols was my first try at a topic beyond regular copyediting rules, and I think it's held up well up over time. (Unaccusative intransitive verbs, FTW!) @ApplePodcasts #GrammarGirl15...
