324 GG When Bad Grammar Means Good Fiction

324 GG When Bad Grammar Means Good Fiction

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Why leprechauns are shoemakers. The March equinox versus the vernal equinox.

1168. This week, we look at the word "leprechaun" and its surprisingly wild origin story involving shoemaking, ancient Rome, and wolf-men. Then we look at the word "equinox": its Chaucer connection, the newer word "equilux," and why the first point of Aries is actually in Pisces ...  Show more

'Mini' and 'factoid' don't mean what you think, with Jess Zafarris

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

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