{"podcast":{"title":"Grammar Girl: For Writers and Language Lovers.","slug":"grammar-girl-for-writers-and-language-lovers-159700","podcast_index_feed_id":159700,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/69c1476c007cdcf83fc0964b","website_url":"https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/69c1476c007cdcf83fc0964b/show-cover.jpg","author":"Mignon Fogarty, Inc.","episode_count":1044,"summary":"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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T18:19:52.384784+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grammar-girl-for-writers-and-language-lovers-159700"},"episode":{"title":"'Mini' and 'factoid' don't mean what you think, with Jess Zafarris","slug":"mini-and-factoid-don-t-mean-what-you-think-with-jess-zafarris","published_at":"2026-03-12T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grammar-girl-for-writers-and-language-lovers-159700/mini-and-factoid-don-t-mean-what-you-think-with-jess-zafarris","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grammar-girl-for-writers-and-language-lovers-159700","url":"https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69c1476c007cdcf83fc0964b/e/d43cfb47-9a00-4471-9546-102b35e360f8/media.mp3","summary":"1167. In this bonus segment that originally ran for Grammarpaloozians last October, we look at the surprising true origins of words that often fool people. We explore why \"miniature\" originally referred to a red color and not a size; the true, non-factual meaning of \"factoid\"; and how \"hello\" only became a common greeting because of the telephone. We also examine the indirect eponym behind the word \"gasoline.\" Find Jess Zafarris online: Useless Etymology , TikTok , Twitter , Instagram 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.","meta_description":"1167. In this bonus segment that originally ran for Grammarpaloozians last October, we look at the surprising true origins of words that often fool people…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":800,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/grammar-girl-for-writers-and-language-lovers-159700/episodes/mini-and-factoid-don-t-mean-what-you-think-with-jess-zafarris/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grammar-girl-for-writers-and-language-lovers-159700/mini-and-factoid-don-t-mean-what-you-think-with-jess-zafarris.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}