AEE 1368: The Origins of Colors with Mignon Fogarty from Grammar Girl

All Ears English Podcast

Lindsay McMahon

Business, Education, Language Learning

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2020

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Go here to subscribe to the transcripts: https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe Have you ever wondered where color names in the English language came from? You might be surprised to know that certain colors or shades are not necessarily common or don’t even exist in other languages. Today we have Mignon Fogarty from Grammar Girl Podcast. Her focus on today’s episode is on the origin of color names. You will learn how certain color names came to be, and how you can level up your English by going deep into a topic such as the nuances of colors to expand your vocabulary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is an All-Ears English podcast episode 1,368,
0:05.0	The Origins of Colors with Mignon Fog Fog from Grammar Girl.
0:11.0	Welcome to the All-Eears English Podcast downloaded more than 150 million times.
0:18.0	Are you feeling stuck with your English?
0:21.0	We'll show you how to become fearless and fluent by focusing on connection, not perfection.
0:28.8	With your American host, Lindsay McMahon, the English adventurer and Michelle Kaplan, the New York Radio Girl,
0:37.0	coming to you from Colorado and New York City, USA.
0:45.0	Have you ever wondered where names for colors come from?
0:49.0	Today, our guest, Minion Fog Fog Fog Fog from Grammar Girl, will give us a background of the most common colors.
0:54.4	Plus, find out how you can study colors to improve your English vocabulary.
0:59.2	Today we have a guest on the show.
1:03.5	Mignon Fog Fog Fog is better known as Grammar Girl.
1:06.2	Five-time winner of Best Education Podcast in the Podcast Awards
1:10.0	and Inductee into the Podcasting Hall of Fame and the founder of Quick and Dirty Tips Podcast Network.
1:16.4	She's the author of seven books about language, including the New York Times bestseller,
1:21.2	Grammar Girls Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing.
1:24.0	She has also appeared as a guest expert on the Oprah Winfrey show and the Today Show.
1:29.0	Now let's meet Minyan.
1:37.0	This episode was recorded a few weeks in advance. Our understanding of the COVID-19 situation has changed since then.
1:42.4	We hope you are healthy and safe.
1:44.0	And we hope that all ears English can be a bright spot in your day
1:48.0	during this moment of uncertainty. Meet Charlie. She loves dogs. Guilty. She powers her pup empire with Shopify.
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