641 - 'Myself.' ‘Get the Skinny.’

Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

Mignon Fogarty, Inc.

Society & Culture, Education

4.5 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2018

⏱️ 16 minutes

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0:00.0	This week I have a meeting middle about how to use the word myself.
0:10.8	A tidbit about why we talk about getting the skinny on something, why the skinny, and
0:16.6	an excerpt of an interview with my editor, Joe Muscolino.
0:19.8	But first, I'm going to be speaking in Boston in about a month and I want to give you
0:24.0	an early heads up.
0:25.5	I'll be on panels and we'll also be giving my very first talk at a live show at a conference
0:31.4	called Sound Education about educational podcasts.
0:35.7	It's November 1st through 3rd at the Harvard Divinity School.
0:39.7	I believe I'll be on a couple of panels on Friday and then the live show is on Saturday
0:44.8	the 3rd.
0:46.2	The hour by hour schedule isn't finally yet, but if you're in the area, I wanted to give
0:50.4	you some advance notice and I'll tell you more when I know more.
0:54.4	Also, I have a quick correction.
0:56.4	Apparently, I have misrepresented blacksmithing.
1:00.5	Last week we talked about middle voice using a question from a listener who heard the
1:04.7	sentence, those spearheads didn't cast very well and described it as something a blacksmith
1:10.8	would say.
1:11.8	Well, another listener named Barton said blacksmiths don't cast metal.
1:16.9	They heat it and beat it.
1:19.5	Metal workers cast metal.
1:21.6	So there you go.
1:22.6	I've often said you should trust me about language but not about sports and now I guess
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