I love learning about new words! And Fiona McPherson of the Oxford English Dictionary had all kinds of delightful information about new words and words from World English in our recent conversation. Here she explains what "Rolex" has to do with eggs.
Check out the whole interview!
Watch: https://youtu.be/FXNpvgF3mNE
Read: https://grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/mcpherson-dictionary/transcript
Listen: https://pod.link/173429229
Check out the whole interview. #GrammarGirl #podcast
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