Pet-Speak: From Meowlogisms to Zoomies. 'Imply' or 'Infer'?
Grammar Girl: For Writers and Language Lovers.
Mignon Fogarty, Inc.
4.5 • 2.9K Ratings
🗓️ 9 April 2024
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
976. How have our pets influenced the way we use language? This week, we dive into the "cativerse" and explore the vocabulary, grammar, and spelling habits of our furry friends. From LOLcats to doggo dialects, discover the linguistic wonders of how we talk about our beloved pets. Plus, don't get tripped up by "imply" versus "infer." In the second segment, we dive into the definitions, origins, and proper usage of these often-confused words.
The pet-speak segment was written by Susan Herman, a retired U.S. government multidisciplined language analyst, analytic editor, and instructor.
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| 0:00.0 | Grammar Girl here. |
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| 0:10.0 | We talk about writing, history, rules, and other cool stuff. |
| 0:14.7 | This week I have a super fun piece about dog and cat language on the internet and a practical |
| 0:20.2 | piece about imply versus infer. But before we start I have a funny story. If you |
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