Why 'stressed' spelled backwards reveals a delicious truth. 'Me' versus 'myself'
About this episode
This episode explores mind-bending words and the correct usage of 'me' and 'myself'.
1176. This week, we look at mind-bending words, including "semordnilap" (which spells "palindromes" backwards), "pentasyllabic" (which has five syllables), and "hyphenated" (which is not hyphenated). Then, we tackle how to use "me" and "myself" (with an aside for "hisself," "meself," and more fun dialect words). The "palindrome" segment was by Karen Lunde, a career writer and former Quick & Dirty Tips editor. She writes I'll Go First, a Substack where she shares personal essays and memoir, then hands you a weekly writing prompt and a metaphorical pen. Find her on igofirst.org . 🔗 Join the Grammar Girl Patreon. 🔗 Share your familect recording in Speakpipe or by leaving a voicemail at 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475) 🔗 Watch my LinkedIn Learning writing courses . 🔗 Subscribe to the newsletter . 🔗 Take our advertising survey . 🔗 Transcript available on QuickandDirtyTips.com . 🔗 Get Grammar Girl books . | HOST: Mignon Fogarty | Grammar Girl is part of the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network . Audio Engineer: Castria Communications Director of Podcast: Holly Hutchings…
People in this episode
Host: Mignon Fogarty
Topics covered
- semordnilap
- palindromes
- grammar
- dialect words
- writing prompts
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Organizations: Quick & Dirty Tips, LinkedIn Learning, Speakpipe, Acast, igofirst.org
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