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1035. This week, we look at famous and amazing first sentences in novels to understand what makes them so compelling, and then we look at the interesting origin of "gladiator" and other words from Roman times.
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| HOST: Mignon Fogarty
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- Audio Engineer: Dan Feierabend
- Director of Podcast: Brannan Goetschius
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| Theme music by Catherine Rannus.
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1035. This week, we look at famous and amazing first sentences in novels to understand what makes them so compelling, and then we look at the interesting origin of "gladiator" and other words from Roman times.
đź”— Share your familect recording in a WhatsApp chat.
đź”—Â Watch my LinkedIn Learning writing courses.
đź”—Â Subscribe to the newsletter.
đź”— Take our advertising survey.Â
đź”— Get the edited transcript.
đź”—Â Get Grammar Girl books.Â
đź”— Join Grammarpalooza. Get ad-free and bonus episodes at Apple Podcasts or Subtext. Learn more about the difference.Â
| HOST: Mignon Fogarty
| VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475).
| Grammar Girl is part of the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network.
- Audio Engineer: Dan Feierabend
- Director of Podcast: Brannan Goetschius
- Advertising Operations Specialist: Morgan Christianson
- Marketing and Publicity Assistant: Davina Tomlin
- Digital Operations Specialist: Holly Hutchings
- Marketing and Video: Nat Hoopes
| Theme music by Catherine Rannus.
| Grammar Girl Social Media Links: YouTube. TikTok. Facebook.Threads. Instagram. LinkedIn. Mastodon.
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