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	Podcast:		Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
	Episode:		'Pride and prejudice' before Jane Austen. Was Parson Brown a real person? Happy Panda.
	Category:		Education
	Duration:		00:15:24
	Publish Date:		2025-12-16 10:00:00
	Description:		1142. This week, we look at the history of the phrase "pride and prejudice," which was used frequently before Jane Austen’s 1813 novel. Then, we look at whether Parson Brown from “Winter Wonderland” was a real person, and why his name is sometimes replaced with a “circus clown.” Links to Get One Month Free of the Grammar Girl Patreon (different links for different levels) Order of the Snail ($1/month level): https://www.patreon.com/grammargirl/redeem/687E4 Order of the Aardvark ($5/month level): https://www.patreon.com/grammargirl/redeem/07205 Keeper of the Commas ($10/month level): https://www.patreon.com/grammargirl/redeem/50A0B Guardian of the Grammary ($25/month level): https://www.patreon.com/grammargirl/redeem/949F7 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. Get the edited transcript. Get Grammar Girl books. Join Grammarpalooza. Get ad-free and bonus episodes at Apple Podcasts or Subtext. Learn more about the difference. \| HOST: Mignon Fogarty \| Grammar Girl is part of the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network. Audio Engineer: Dan Feierabend Director of Podcast: Holly Hutchings Advertising Operations Specialist: Morgan Christianson Marketing and Video: Nat Hoopes, Rebekah Sebastian \| Theme music by Catherine Rannus. \| Grammar Girl Social Media: YouTube. TikTok. Facebook. Threads. Instagram. LinkedIn. Mastodon. Bluesky. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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