Ben Zimmer
@benzimmer.bsky.social
Linguist, lexicographer, language commentator, all-around word nut.
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Antedating seems like a hobby a lot of you would enjoy, especially after you hear Ben's great stories about his discoveries!
Watch: youtu.be/W5SkQo_Dw48
Read: grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/ant...
Listen: pod.link/173429229
Watch: youtu.be/W5SkQo_Dw48
Read: grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/ant...
Listen: pod.link/173429229
Finding the true history of words, with Ben Zimmer. Grammar Girl 1129
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November 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Antedating seems like a hobby a lot of you would enjoy, especially after you hear Ben's great stories about his discoveries!
Watch: youtu.be/W5SkQo_Dw48
Read: grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/ant...
Listen: pod.link/173429229
Watch: youtu.be/W5SkQo_Dw48
Read: grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/ant...
Listen: pod.link/173429229
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Jazz was such a big deal that the American Dialect Society picked "jazz" as the Word of the Century for the 1900s.
We also talked about the origin of "The Big Easy," "hella," "scalawag," and "Ms." — great stories all!
Listen as you're getting ready for the game tonight: pod.link/173429229
We also talked about the origin of "The Big Easy," "hella," "scalawag," and "Ms." — great stories all!
Listen as you're getting ready for the game tonight: pod.link/173429229
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October 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Jazz was such a big deal that the American Dialect Society picked "jazz" as the Word of the Century for the 1900s.
We also talked about the origin of "The Big Easy," "hella," "scalawag," and "Ms." — great stories all!
Listen as you're getting ready for the game tonight: pod.link/173429229
We also talked about the origin of "The Big Easy," "hella," "scalawag," and "Ms." — great stories all!
Listen as you're getting ready for the game tonight: pod.link/173429229
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Baseball players on the West Coast were talking about "jazz curves" and telling each other to "give it some of the old jazz" (meaning vim and pep).
The word traveled from San Francisco to Chicago to New Orleans, becoming the name for one of America's most iconic musical genres. 2/3
The word traveled from San Francisco to Chicago to New Orleans, becoming the name for one of America's most iconic musical genres. 2/3
October 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Baseball players on the West Coast were talking about "jazz curves" and telling each other to "give it some of the old jazz" (meaning vim and pep).
The word traveled from San Francisco to Chicago to New Orleans, becoming the name for one of America's most iconic musical genres. 2/3
The word traveled from San Francisco to Chicago to New Orleans, becoming the name for one of America's most iconic musical genres. 2/3
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Finding the true history of words, with Ben Zimmer. Grammar Girl 1129
YouTube video by Grammar Girl
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October 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM