797 - Why Dickens' Character Names Are So Revealing. 'Continual' or 'Continuous'?
Grammar Girl: For Writers and Language Lovers.
Mignon Fogarty, Inc.
4.5 • 2.9K Ratings
🗓️ 12 November 2020
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
What Dickens can teach you about choosing your characters' names. Plus, how to remember the frustratingly different meanings of "continuous" and "continual."
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| 0:00.0 | [♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪ |
| 0:04.8 | Grimer Girl here, I'm Minion Foggerty, |
| 0:06.8 | and you can think of me as your friendly guide |
| 0:08.8 | to the English language. |
| 0:10.5 | We talk about writing, history, rules, and cool stuff. |
| 0:14.2 | Today, in honor of National Novel Writing Month, |
| 0:17.0 | I have a segment from Neve March, |
| 0:18.9 | the author of Murder in Old Bombay, |
| 0:21.7 | about how to name your characters |
| 0:23.2 | with some great examples from Dickens. |
| 0:25.4 | And then, I have a segment about the difference |
| 0:27.5 | between the words continuous |
| 0:29.4 | and continual with a memory trick |
| 0:31.8 | to help you remember the difference. |
| 0:33.8 | Let's get started. |
| 0:34.8 | And again, this first segment is by Neve March. |
| 0:37.2 | So when I say me or my, that's her. |
| 0:39.5 | [♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪ |
| 0:42.7 | How do you choose their names, |
| 0:44.4 | a young writer recently asked me, |
| 0:46.4 | referring to the host of characters |
| 0:48.2 | populating my historical novel, Murder in Old Bombay, |
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