Happy Thanksgiving! This week we discuss place name oddities. Paul Brians begins with his blog post, “Let’s Talk Turkey.”
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Joining the podcast from Leiden University in the Netherlands is Ingrid Tieken to talk about her study of the history of usage guides.
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Bridging the Unbridgeable
The Bishop’s Grammar
Common Errors in English Usage entry on “none”
In this week’s episode we go back in time and talk about a particularly marvelous George Eliot sentence.
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Daniel Deronda, the full text
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This week we get a visit from Paul Brians’ alter-ego, Mr. Gradgrind, who answers our rhetorical questions with his unique fact-based approach!
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Mr. Gradgrind’s Literal Answers to Rhetorical Questions
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