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Mignon Fogarty (grammargirl@zirk.us)'s status on Wednesday, 07-May-2025 01:13:46 JST Mignon Fogarty

Have you ever wondered what it means when a dictionary calls a word “archaic,” “obsolete," or "nonstandard"?
In this week’s Grammar Girl podcast, we look at how usage labels changed over time—and how different dictionaries handle them today.
My favorite part was learning about the less common labels, like "female" (which is applied to "starlet").
Read: https://grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/mama/transcript
Watch: https://youtu.be/Gg38QD6QzIw
Listen: https://pod.link/173429229
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