680 - Wakandan, Groot, and Other Languages of the Marvel Universe. Easter and Passover.

Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

Mignon Fogarty, Inc.

Society & Culture, Education

4.5 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2019

⏱️ 14 minutes

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0:00.0	[♪ INTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:04.8	Grammar girl here, I'm a neon-fogarty,
0:06.9	and you can think of me as your friendly guide
0:09.1	to the English language, writing, history,
0:11.8	rules, and cool stuff.
0:14.0	Today, I have a segment about Wakandan,
0:16.4	Groot, and other languages of the Marvel Universe.
0:19.9	A segment about how Easter and Passover
0:22.1	are related linguistically,
0:24.4	and finally a family-led story
0:26.3	about misunderstood pronouns, kind of.
0:30.1	[♪ INTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:32.0	April 26th is the release date for Avengers Endgame,
0:35.9	which wraps up a 22-movie story arc
0:39.1	in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
0:41.5	The film that started at all, Iron Man,
0:43.8	was released in 2008.
0:46.3	Since then, Marvel has released 21 separate movies
0:49.6	all with distinct but interconnected storylines.
0:53.0	To say that fans are excited about the coming conclusion
0:56.0	is an understatement.
0:57.6	And, spoiler alert, if you haven't seen Avengers Infinity War,
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