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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://zirk.us/users/grammargirl/statuses/116410271745611739">Mignon Fogarty (grammargirl@zirk.us)'s status on Thursday, 16-Apr-2026 04:51:09 JST</a><a href="https://zirk.us/@grammargirl" title="grammargirl@zirk.us"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/85932-48-20231024091441.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Mignon Fogarty" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Mignon Fogarty</a></section><article><p>Have you ever heard of a "semordnilap"?</p><p>It's a word that becomes a different word when reversed — like "stressed" becomes "desserts." Even better, "semordnilap" backwards is "palindromes."</p><p>This week, we look at autological and heterological words, and why "heterological" itself creates a logic trap. Check it out!</p><p>WATCH: <a href="https://youtu.be/AlzXZxTbyck" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/AlzXZxTbyck</a><br>READ: <a href="https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/transcripts/grammar-girl/1176/" rel="nofollow">https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/transcripts/grammar-girl/1176/</a> <br>LISTEN: <a href="https://pod.link/173429229" rel="nofollow">https://pod.link/173429229</a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/GrammarGirl" rel="tag">#GrammarGirl</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/podcast" rel="tag">#podcast</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/6324355#notice-12456339">In conversation</a><time datetime="2026-04-16T04:51:09+09:00" title="Thursday, 16-Apr-2026 04:51:09 JST">about 6 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://zirk.us/@grammargirl/116410271745611739" rel="external" title="Sent from zirk.us via ActivityPub">zirk.us</a></span></span><a href="https://zirk.us/@grammargirl/116410271745611739">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: podlink.imgix.net</div><h5><a href="https://pod.link/173429229#GrammarGirl">Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing</a></h5><div></div></header><div>Five-time winner of Best Education Podcast in the Podcast Awards. Grammar Girl provides short, friendly tips to improve your writing and feed your love of the English language. Whether English is your first language or your second language, these grammar, punctuation, style, and business tips will make you a better and more successful writer. Grammar Girl is a Quick and Dirty Tips podcast.</div><footer></footer></article></li><li><article><header><img height="128" width="128" src="https://gnusocial.jp/thumbnail/5997127?w=128&amp;h=128"><h5><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlzXZxTbyck&amp;feature=youtu.be">Autological Words</a></h5><div> from <span>Grammar Girl</span></div></header><div>1176. This week, we look at mind-bending words, including "semordnilap" (which spells "palindromes" backwards), "pentasyllabic" (which has five syllables), a...</div><footer></footer></article></li><li><article><header><div>No result found on File_thumbnail lookup.</div><h5><a href="https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/transcripts/grammar-girl/1176/">Why ‘stressed’ spelled backwards reveals a delicious truth. ‘Me’ versus ‘myself’ - Quick and Dirty Tips</a></h5><div></div></header><div>Autological vs. Heterological Words Grammar Girl here. I’m Mignon Fogarty, and today we’re talking about words that do what they say, and then we’ll talk about why people can get confused about using the word “myself.”   This first segment is by Karen Lunde.  Have you ever heard the term “semordnilap”? Sounds like a large, fantastical</div><footer></footer></article></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Mignon Fogarty (grammargirl@zirk.us)'s status on Thursday, 16-Apr-2026 04:51:09 JST Mignon Fogarty
Have you ever heard of a "semordnilap"?
It's a word that becomes a different word when reversed — like "stressed" becomes "desserts." Even better, "semordnilap" backwards is "palindromes."
This week, we look at autological and heterological words, and why "heterological" itself creates a logic trap. Check it out!
WATCH: https://youtu.be/AlzXZxTbyck
READ: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/transcripts/grammar-girl/1176/
LISTEN: https://pod.link/173429229
#GrammarGirl #podcast
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  Five-time winner of Best Education Podcast in the Podcast Awards. Grammar Girl provides short, friendly tips to improve your writing and feed your love of the English language. Whether English is your first language or your second language, these grammar, punctuation, style, and business tips will make you a better and more successful writer. Grammar Girl is a Quick and Dirty Tips podcast.
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  Why ‘stressed’ spelled backwards reveals a delicious truth. ‘Me’ versus ‘myself’ - Quick and Dirty Tips
  Autological vs. Heterological Words Grammar Girl here. I’m Mignon Fogarty, and today we’re talking about words that do what they say, and then we’ll talk about why people can get confused about using the word “myself.” This first segment is by Karen Lunde. Have you ever heard the term “semordnilap”? Sounds like a large, fantastical

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