[Ads-l] Grammar Girl podcast on antedating

[Beth Young]

Really enjoyed this podcast. Students do antedating research in one of my
classes; I'm going to assign this podcast to them as an introduction.

Beth Young

On Thu, Oct 30, 2025 at 12:31 PM Ben Zimmer <
00001aae0710f4b7-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:

> On the latest episode of Mignon Fogarty's Grammar Girl podcast, I talk
> about the art of antedating words, discussing such examples as "scalawag,"
> "Ms.," "jazz," "The Big Easy," and "supercalifragilistic..." Shout-outs are
> given to antedating superstars like Fred Shapiro and Barry Popik, and ADS-L
> gets a mention.
>
> Watch: https://youtu.be/W5SkQo_Dw48
> Listen: pod.link/173429229
>
> --bgz
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