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Mignon Fogarty

@grammargirl.bsky.social

Grammar Girl. Podcaster. Author of seven books about language. Quick and Dirty Tips founder. Bad skier. she/her http://linktr.ee/grammargirl #AmWriting The 8/25 GG podcast #AmReading The Dragon Has Some Complaints (Wiswell)

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Mignon Fogarty@grammargirl.bsky.social · 3d ago

A fun history of "soccer" versus "football." Also, it reports, "Wealthy students [in the late 1800s] had 'a habit of shortening words and adding "-er" to the end' to make slang terms. For example: breakfast becomes brekker, rugby became rugger." Does anyone still say "brekker" for breakfast?

Lynne Murphy@lynneguist.bsky.social · 6d ago

I invited students (esp those who took English in the United States this year) to guest-blog for Separated by a Common Language. Elize Holyoake took up the invitation & wrote an ace post on why and where people say 'football' v 'soccer': separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com/2026/07/foot...

Mignon Fogarty@grammargirl.bsky.social · 4d ago

Is there a Chrome extension that automatically selects "decline all cookies" or whatever minimum cookie selection is allowed by every website? I have to be the only one still manually clicking those boxes for every new website I visit, right?

Amanda Katz@katzish.bsky.social · last wk.

Friends! Do you know a lot of PhD-holding nerds?? I'm surveying people who came from abroad to complete a PhD in the US, after the Trump admin announced student visas will only cover 4 years and folks must then seek uncertain renewal from USCIS. Please share! www.porchpartynews.com/p/trump-rule...

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Mignon Fogarty@grammargirl.bsky.social · 3w ago

I got two fillings today, and I am grateful to live in the age of modern dental care. And I am even more grateful to live in the age of pharmaceuticals right now because, holy mother of god, that was a lot of pain. 😬

Mignon Fogarty@grammargirl.bsky.social · 4w ago

The British language magazine "Babel" is on Bluesky! Here's the post about their writing competition for young linguists with alt text. "The competition is open to all linguistics students in further and higher education, i.e. at sixth-form, college or university."

This year, Babel is running the 12th edition of our Young Writers’ Competition, which encourages young linguists who are starting out on their study of language. The competition is open to all linguistics students in further and higher education, i.e. at sixth-form, college or university. If you are a keen Babel reader and a language lover, get writing to be in with a chance of getting yourself published – and receiving a year’s subscription to Babel! Keep an eye on our social media pages for inspiration from previous winners on topics ranging from Love Island lingo to whistled languages of the world. The winner will be announced in January 2027. Good luck! Follow Babel on: Bluesky @babelzine.bsky.social X @Babelzine Instagram @babel_zine Mastodon masto.ai/@babel If you have a question, get in touch at babelthelanguagemagazine@gmail.com Guidelines Deadline: Tuesday 1 December 2026 Length: 2,000 – 2,500 words. Topic: Entries can be on any linguistic topic – the important thing is that your discussion of it is accessible and interesting for Babel readers. Format: Entries should be clearly presented in a Word file, with images submitted as separate JPEGs. Submission: Email your entry to abelthelanguagemagazine@gmail.com with the subject ‘Young Writers’ Competition’
Babel: The Language Magazine@babelzine.bsky.social · last mo.

✍️ Babel Young Writers' Competition! Write on your specialist linguistic topic and you could win... 📖 Publication in Babel (Spring 2027)! 📚 A year's Babel subscription! Have a question? Get in touch at babelthelanguagemagazine@gmail.com

Babel's Young Writers' Competition 2026-7
Mignon Fogarty@grammargirl.bsky.social · last mo.

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Mignon Fogarty@grammargirl.bsky.social · last mo.

This came up in a recent interview I did with Daniel Hahn about translating Shakespeare. "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day" doesn't hit the same in some countries.

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist@nameshiv.bsky.social · last mo.

you can always tell where a person is from based on their relationship to the sun. If they say nice things and romanticise it they are from Europe. If they curse it and cheer eclipses and feel sad when they end, they are from not Europe

Mignon Fogarty@grammargirl.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I just got a call that my mother is in the ICU and probably won't make it through the day. She was fine yesterday, and I'm in shock. We just said goodbye on Facetime. Rushing to to the airport to try to see her in person again. Hug your loved ones.

Mignon Fogarty@grammargirl.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I've never been opposed to the word "hallucinating" for describing how AI makes mistakes ... until now. Why now? I just talked to someone who thought AI hallucinations would be obvious because it would be obvious if you talked to a *person* who was hallucinating. 😱 2/2