Stories hold us together. Stories teach us what is important about life, why we are here and how it is best to behave, and that inside us we have access to treasure, in memories and observations, in imagination.

Ever wonder why we repeat words? For example, why do we say we're reading a "book-book" when we're reading a paper book?

In this week's Grammar Girl podcast, we look at the linguistic phenomenon called "reduplication."

Read: bit.ly/3WypLuf
Listen: apple.co/4hAkeeT
Watch: youtu.be/0R0uifWhaSo

Here is a gift link to my piece in today’s Washington Post on where we are vis a vis the resistance. You don’t need to be a subscriber, although you do need to give them your email:

wapo.st/4aEGlP3

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