611 - Pudding. "There Are" Sentences. Winning Limerick

Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

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Society & Culture, Education

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🗓️ 8 March 2018

⏱️ 12 minutes

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This week, we talk about why we say "the proof is in the pudding," why "there are" sentences can be so confusing (what the heck is the subject in such as sentence?), and read the winning limerick from the ACES National Grammar Day limerick contest. FOLLOW ALONG ON THE WEBSITE 'The Proof Is in the Pudding' http://bit.ly/ProofPudding 'There Are' Sentences http://bit.ly/expletiveSentences FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL Twitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirl Facebook: http://facebook.com/grammargirl Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl Instagram: http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl GRAMMAR POP iOS GAME Optimized for iPad: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopiPad For iPad and iPhone: http://bit.ly/GrammarPop SALE: GRAMMAR GIRL'S NYT BESTSELLER IS CURRENTLY ON SALE AS AN E-BOOK FOR ONLY $2.99 BARNES & NOBLE http://bit.ly/2F8WuRu AMAZON http://amzn.to/2ozVfAr Thank you to Ellen Hendriksen of the Savvy Psychologist podcast for being the voice of this week's show! https://www.ellenhendriksen.com/ https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/savvy-psychologist

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0:00.0	Hi, it's Ellen Hendrickson of the Savvy Psychologist Podcast again.
0:10.0	Minyeon was really hoping to record the show this week, but she still has a cold and sounds
0:15.0	terrible, so you get me again.
0:18.4	This week we have a tidbit about why we say the proof is in the pudding.
0:23.4	A meaty middle about why sentences get weird when they start with something like it is
0:28.2	and they are.
0:30.2	And at the very end, I have the winner of the National Grammar Day Limerite Contest, so
0:35.8	stick around.
0:38.4	And now on to pudding.
0:42.9	Have you ever heard people say the proof is in the pudding?
0:47.2	If so, they were feeling skeptical.
0:50.3	That's because this expression is another way of saying, prove it, or I'll believe it
0:56.0	when I see it.
0:57.6	For example, if you promise your mom you'll clean your room after school, she might say,
1:02.7	okay, but the proof is in the pudding.
1:05.4	She means that she appreciates your intention, but she'll believe you only when she sees
1:10.6	a clean bed and tidy floor.
1:13.8	This expression makes a lot more sense when you realize that today's version, the proof
1:18.5	is in the pudding, is a shortened version of a much older phrase.
1:23.1	The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
1:26.8	In other words, you can't tell if a pudding is any good by looking at it.
1:31.5	You have to eat it.
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