Mignon Fogarty
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Grammar Girl. Podcaster. Author of seven books about language. Quick and Dirty Tips founder. Bad skier. she/her http://linktr.ee/grammargirl
#AmWriting The 12/9 GG podcast
#AmReading The Future (Alderman)
#AmWriting The 12/9 GG podcast
#AmReading The Future (Alderman)
I play lex.games every day too!
Lex's Games by Lex Friedman
Games from Lex Friedman.
lex.games
December 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I play lex.games every day too!
What if there were no chips? Is it the add-in that makes a difference or the size + softness?
December 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
What if there were no chips? Is it the add-in that makes a difference or the size + softness?
Yes! I didn't include that because of the character limits here, but I did talk about it in the podcast. For example, my understanding is that in the U.K., a big, soft, chocolate chip cookie is a "cookie."
(But would a small, hard chocolate chip cookie, like a Chips Ahoy, be a biscuit or a cookie?)
(But would a small, hard chocolate chip cookie, like a Chips Ahoy, be a biscuit or a cookie?)
December 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Yes! I didn't include that because of the character limits here, but I did talk about it in the podcast. For example, my understanding is that in the U.K., a big, soft, chocolate chip cookie is a "cookie."
(But would a small, hard chocolate chip cookie, like a Chips Ahoy, be a biscuit or a cookie?)
(But would a small, hard chocolate chip cookie, like a Chips Ahoy, be a biscuit or a cookie?)
I can't tell for sure, but you very easily could have been number 50K. 😀
December 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I can't tell for sure, but you very easily could have been number 50K. 😀
That's just the start of the differences too, of course. I also looked at the different meanings for "pudding," “pants,” “suspenders,” “vest” and more.
Listen to the latest Grammar Girl podcast on your next cookie break to get all the fun details. 🍪
Listen to the latest Grammar Girl podcast on your next cookie break to get all the fun details. 🍪
Why Brits eat biscuits and Americans eat cookies.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
That's just the start of the differences too, of course. I also looked at the different meanings for "pudding," “pants,” “suspenders,” “vest” and more.
Listen to the latest Grammar Girl podcast on your next cookie break to get all the fun details. 🍪
Listen to the latest Grammar Girl podcast on your next cookie break to get all the fun details. 🍪
Happy Thanksgiving, Rachel! I always enjoy your posts!
November 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, Rachel! I always enjoy your posts!
Nice! I use a keyboard expander for things like that.
November 26, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Nice! I use a keyboard expander for things like that.
Amazing! I’d say ~every third group left a charger when we were managing a vacation rental.
November 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Amazing! I’d say ~every third group left a charger when we were managing a vacation rental.
Good one. If you didn’t watch the video, the woman uses one by the dog food to text her husband that she has fed the dog because it tries to trick them feeding it twice. 😂
November 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Good one. If you didn’t watch the video, the woman uses one by the dog food to text her husband that she has fed the dog because it tries to trick them feeding it twice. 😂
OMG, yes! Someone was logged in all over the place at the last vacation rental we stayed in.
November 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
OMG, yes! Someone was logged in all over the place at the last vacation rental we stayed in.