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Why Do We Cringe at 'Pepper and Salt'? Why 'Square' Is Uncool. Quickquish.
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Why Do We Cringe at 'Pepper and Salt'? Why 'Square' Is Uncool. Quickquish.

"Sticks and stones." "Bride and groom." "Heads or tails." Some word pairs almost always appear in a specific order, and linguists have been investigating why for decades. Plus, after last week's segment about square meals, a listener asked why it's uncool to be a square.| Subscribe to the newsletter for regular updates.|Watch my LinkedIn Learning writing course.|Peeve Wars card game. |Grammar Girl books. |HOST: Mignon Fogarty|VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475)|Grammar Girl is part of the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network.|Theme music by Catherine Rannus at beautifulmusic.co.uk.|Links:https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcastshttps://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribehttps://www.tiktok.com/@therealgrammargirlhttp://twitter.com/grammargirlhttp://facebook.com/grammargirlhttp://facebook.com/grammargirlhttp://instagram.com/thegrammargirlhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl

Grammar Girl: For Writers and Language Lovers. · Mignon Fogarty, Inc.

February 24, 202216m 0s

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"Sticks and stones." "Bride and groom." "Heads or tails." Some word pairs almost always appear in a specific order, and linguists have been investigating why for decades. Plus, after last week's segment about square meals, a listener asked why it's uncool to be a square.

| Subscribe to the newsletter for regular updates.

|Watch my LinkedIn Learning writing course.

|Peeve Wars card game.

|Grammar Girl books.

|HOST: Mignon Fogarty

|VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475)

|Grammar Girl is part of the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network.

|Theme music by Catherine Rannus at beautifulmusic.co.uk.

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