What would you say? Check out my show notes for more details on the debate! What started as a statement about the joy of movies including tap dancing led to an intense debate of whether his sentence should be “What America needs are more tap-dancing movies” or “What America needs is more tap-dancing movies.” And the grammarists, grammaristas, and grammarians of Twitter were off, including editors from prominent publishers. When someone like Stephen King does so in a public medium such as Twitter, I’m just delighted by it. Everyone, yes, everyone has moments to pause and think things out. Anyone who has ever felt high and mighty about grammar, please take note. I’ll get to that in a moment.įirst, here’s… The Latest in Word, Language & Writing Newsīestselling author Stephen King took to Twitter last weekend asking for some grammar help. Why gargoyles? Well, beyond the opportunity to talk onomatopoeia and story characters turned architectural staples, sometimes it’s fun to just close my eyes, open a word origin dictionary, and put my finger down on a random page. Welcome to episode number 39, where we’ll dive into the etymology and origin stories of gargoyles. Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS | More Approximate transcript:
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