Post ASfyGVyQAgBRFlCVRA by grammargirl@zirk.us
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(DIR) Post #ASfu3dxokjOQSAWdyy by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-02-14T15:52:49Z
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14 kinds of love ... or is it 15? (Spoiler: I think it's 15!)In this week's Grammar Girl podcast, we look at the way words for love in many languages tell researchers about the universal kinds of love.And then we go from the vast to the mundane: Are you wearing a *wool* sweater or a *woolen* sweater?Listen: https://pod.link/173429229/episode/4a350486ba309ee358c516685d5aacb2Read: https://grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/kinds-of-love/transcript#podcast #valentines #WordNerd #love
(DIR) Post #ASfuAMjjCYtf3E8mPo by PurpleCar@jawns.club
2023-02-14T15:53:54Z
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@grammargirl "woolen" sounds like "fake wool" or "wool-like" LOL
(DIR) Post #ASfyGVyQAgBRFlCVRA by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-02-14T16:39:56Z
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@PurpleCar I never thought of that before, but I completely see what you mean. "Woolen" could seem like "wooly" or "woolish."
(DIR) Post #ASfzeGw7pWcDWM1FXk by PurpleCar@jawns.club
2023-02-14T16:55:25Z
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@grammargirl like "fine Corinthian Pleather." LOL
(DIR) Post #ASfzpTgukUPAGRFPpA by pmb@universeodon.com
2023-02-14T16:57:29Z
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@grammargirl How about what even is a sweater? Is a hoodie a sweater? It is interesting how people bin things
(DIR) Post #ASg1Mc12v0zraq1m3E by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-02-14T17:14:39Z
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@pmb Yes! A few years ago I did a poll about something like this (and was surprised by the results).
(DIR) Post #ASg1rKVi3MqeHJ19Bg by pmb@universeodon.com
2023-02-14T17:20:15Z
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@grammargirl I'd fall in the 72.8% on that poll. For me a necessary condition for a sweater is that it be knitted or crocheted (stolen from M-W's definition). I think for many people though that's not true.
(DIR) Post #ASizxALV8ogO3YmGpc by dheadshot@mastodon.social
2023-02-16T03:43:01Z
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@grammargirl Not a *woolly jumper*?