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Mapping the American Tongue: The Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE), with Joan Houston Hall

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Grammar Girl: For Writers and Language Lovers.
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Mar 5, 2026
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1165. Today, we talk with Joan Houston Hall to look at the monumental task of documenting how Americans speak. We look at the Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE), exploring the unique folk words that survive outside of standard dictionaries and how "word wagons" traveled the country to map the "egg turners," "pogonips," and "oncers" that define our regional identities. "Dictionary of American Regional English" (DARE) Support DARE by visiting the University of Wisconsin's giving page. πŸ”— Join the Grammar Girl Patreon. πŸ”— Share your familect recording in Speakpipe or by leaving a voicemail at 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475) πŸ”— Watch my LinkedIn Learning writing courses . πŸ”— Subscribe to the newsletter . πŸ”— Take our advertising survey . πŸ”— Get the edited transcript . πŸ”— Get Grammar Girl books . | 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 Podcast Associate: Maram Elnagheeb | Theme music by Catherine Rannus . | Grammar Girl Social Media: YouTube . TikTok . Facebook . Threads . Instagram . LinkedIn . Mastodon . Bluesky . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.