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1167. In this bonus segment that originally ran for Grammarpaloozians last October, we look at the surprising true origins of words that often fool people. We explore why "miniature" originally referred to a red color and not a size; the true, non-factual meaning of "factoid"; an ...  Show more

1166. This week, we look the grammar of the Academy Awards and how to avoid an "illogical plot twist" in your sentences. Then, we look at common time-related redundancies like "period of time," the proper way to use "a.m." and "p.m.," and why the abbreviation UTC doesn't actually ...  Show more

Steph Young joins us to share her true tales of the afterlife! You can find her book on the subject, Proof of the Afterlife, at Amazon: https://amzn.to/40IlPHl Thanks Steph! -GRAMMARLY- I love using Grammarly to improve my writing here at The Spooky Studio. The right tone can mov ...  Show more

r/Entitledkids At a funeral, the parents of a deceased teenage girl decide to bury their beloved daughter with some of the things that she loved in life. One of the items they put in her casket is an iPod, because she played piano and loved music. At the end of the funeral, OP no ...  Show more

Practice speaking English quickly and fluently by using tongue twisters! This is the second episode in this series of episodes. Today's tongue twisters are: ⭐Betty Botter bought some butter But she said the butter’s bitter ⭐How can a clam cram in a clean cream can? ⭐I scream, you ...  Show more

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Can learning a language be faster, easier and more fun? Stop. Is it more fun or funnier? In this episode, we are answering a burning question f ...