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	Podcast:		Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
	Episode:		Exploring the 'Funnest' Parts of Language with Anne Curzan
	Category:		Education
	Duration:		00:33:32
	Publish Date:		2024-04-25 09:00:00
	Description:		980. This week, I talk with with Anne Curzan about the fascinating world of language evolution, her new book, "Says Who? A Kinder, Funner Usage Guide for Everyone Who Cares About Language," and why linguists should take marketing tips from Apple and why Ben Franklin thought the word "colonize" was bad. \| Edited transcript with links: https://grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/curzan/transcript \| Please take our advertising survey. It helps! https://podsurvey.com/GRAMMAR \| Grammarpalooza (Get texts from Mignon!): https://joinsubtext.com/grammar or text "hello" to (917) 540-0876. \| Subscribe to the newsletter for regular updates. \| Watch my LinkedIn Learning writing courses. \| Peeve Wars card game. \| Grammar Girl books. \| HOST: Mignon Fogarty \| VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475) or https://sayhi.chat/grammargirl \| Grammar Girl is part of the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network. Audio Engineer: Nathan Semes Director of Podcast: Brannan Goetschius Advertising Operations Specialist: Morgan Christianson Marketing and Publicity Assistant: Davina Tomlin Digital Operations Specialist: Holly Hutchings \| Theme music by Catherine Rannus. \| Grammar Girl Social Media Links: YouTube. TikTok. Facebook. Instagram. LinkedIn. Mastodon. References for the Aging segment van Boxtel, W, Lawyer, L. Sentence comprehension in ageing and Alzheimer's disease. Lang Linguist Compass. 2021;e12430. Payne, B. R., Gao, X., Noh, S. R., Anderson, C. J., & Stine-Morrow, E. A. (2012). The effects of print exposure on sentence processing and memory in older adults: Evidence for efficiency and reserve. Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition, 19(1–2), 122–149.
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