662 - 'Racket' or 'Racquet'? Never Misspell 'Bureaucracy' Again.

Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

Mignon Fogarty, Inc.

Society & Culture, Education

4.5 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2019

⏱️ 16 minutes

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When to use "racket" and "racquet," never forget how to spell "bureaucracy" again, the origin of winter storm words. FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirl 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 SPONSORS AND LINKS Robinhood: http://grammar.robinhood.com Babbel: http://babbel.com Josie and Johnny Are Having a Baby With You AP Style Webinar: http://ow.ly/1Z7030nuTU0 Grammar Girl Listener Survey: http://bit.ly/grammargirlsurvey GRAMMAR POP iOS GAME Optimized for iPad: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopiPad For iPad and iPhone: http://bit.ly/GrammarPop GRAMMAR GIRL BOOKS http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl-book-page GRAMMAR GIRL IS PART OF THE QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS PODCAST NETWORK. VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL

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0:00.0	[♪ INTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:05.0	Grammar girl here, I'm Minion Fagrity,
0:07.0	and you can think of me as your friendly guide
0:09.2	to the English language.
0:11.1	Today, I have a quick and dirty tip about the word racket.
0:14.7	Another quick and dirty tip about how to spell bureaucracy.
0:18.7	I promise you'll never get it wrong again.
0:21.3	A meaty middle about winter storm words
0:24.3	and a couple of kitchen table lingo stories at the end.
0:27.6	Let's get started.
0:29.2	[♪ INTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:31.0	The game of racket ball has an unusual spelling
0:34.2	that looks vaguely French, but actually isn't.
0:38.2	Racket ball players may suffer from confusion
0:40.8	about what to call the implement they use
0:43.1	to bang a ball about when they play.
0:45.8	What they hold is known as a racket
0:48.0	with a K in the middle of the spelling,
0:50.5	or a racket with a QU in the middle.
0:54.4	Players are probably safe using either spelling
0:57.3	but most sources consider racket with the QU
1:00.8	to be a variant, especially outside a racket ball court.
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