CWFC 014 – A Very Grammar Girl Christmas

Just in time for back to school, legendary educational podcaster Mignon Fogarty joins us for a discussion of Christmas Grammar. Topics include the language of Christmas carols, properly formatting your Christmas cards and letters, and even the true meaning of “Xmas.” Also, you’ll learn how you can buy a piece of Christmas history and how to make some fun Christmas cookies. Finally, we’ve got a bonus entry in this month’s round of the Jingle Brawl! Download here! 00:00 – 01:28 Intro 01:28 – 03:41 We Need A Little Christmas Now 03:41 – 05:42 All I Want For Christmas is News 05:42 – 10:35 Mignon Fogarty Interview 10:35 – 15:31 Christmas Carol Grammar 15:31 – 22:56 Holiday Card Tips 22:56 – 28:25 Controversial Christmas Language 28:25 – 39:37 Mignon’s 5 Golden Things 39:37 – 43:26 Jingle Brawl Round 8 43:26 – 45:44 Copy Editor’s Jingle Bells (written by Mignon Fogarty) 45:44 – 48:04 Wrap Up 48:04 – 52:54 Outtakes “We Wish You A Merry Christmas” United States Marine Band “Jingle Bells” Performed by Kristen Nowicki (The embedded player for the episode is bellow the links & the Jingle Brawl Poll) New Christmas Cards in The Can’t Wait For Christmas Store http://www.zazzle.com/cantwaitforchristmas/gifts?cg=196380485454747900 M&M Cookie Recipe http://allrecipes.com/recipe/10785/robbis-mms-cookies/ Grammar Girl Episodes Joy to the World http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/the-lord-is-come What Child is This? http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/christmas-carol-grammar Holiday Card Tips http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/are-your-holiday-cards-grammatically-correct Xmas http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/what-does-xmas-really-mean Grammar Girl Cards http://www.cafepress.com/qdtshop/6196113 The Grammar Devotional Book http://us.macmillan.com/thegrammardevotional/mignonfogarty All of Mignon Fogarty’s Books http://us.macmillan.com/author/mignonfogarty Grammar Pop App https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/grammar-pop-hd/id666851934?mt=8 Vote Now In The 2016 Jingle Brawl Take Our Poll (function(d,c,j){if(!d.getElementById(j)){var pd=d.createElement(c),s;pd.id=j;pd.src='https://cantwaitforchristmaspod.com/wp-content/plugins/polldaddy/js/polldaddy-shortcode.js';s=d.getElementsByTagName(c)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(pd,s);} else if(typeof jQuery !=='undefined')jQuery(d.body).trigger('pd-script-load');}(document,'script','pd-polldaddy-loader'));