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   Joe Ortiz (joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Saturday, 20-Dec-2025 04:21:40 JST Joe Ortiz

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   @grammargirl @GuyDudeman

   She actually did a video back in 2018 on on how she got her name, it's still a very fun explanation of a wonderful name!

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YF_w5-qBh0

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     Mignon Fogarty (grammargirl@zirk.us)'s status on Saturday, 20-Dec-2025 04:21:42 JST Mignon Fogarty

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     @GuyDudeman Thank you!

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     G.I. Robot :bc: (guydudeman@beige.party)'s status on Saturday, 20-Dec-2025 04:21:43 JST G.I. Robot :bc:

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     @grammargirl

     Every time I see your posts and your name I thought of steak. Like everyone, probably. But I finally took the time to look it up and wow... that's a beautiful word and name! https://www.etymonline.com/word/mignon

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     Mignon Fogarty (grammargirl@zirk.us)'s status on Saturday, 20-Dec-2025 04:21:44 JST Mignon Fogarty

     I'm relieved Merriam-Webster chose "slop" as the word of the year!

     I recorded a WOTY episode Friday with Jess Zafarris and Danny Hieber, and M-W hadn't made its choice yet. But The Economist & Macquarie Dictionary had already chosen "slop," so it's in the show.

     It's an obvious and fitting choice. Jess & I also both chose it.

     I love how it's used to make so many other words:

     — slopaganda
     — sloperations
     — slopographers
     — sloptimists

     https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/word-of-the-year

     #WOTY2025