Mignon FogartyMar 6

Some people call these the same thing, and other people have different names for them — and it can depend on where you live!

That's just one of the cool things you'll learn this week from my chat with Joan Houston Hall, former editor of the Dictionary of American Regional English (often called DARE).

WATCH: https://youtu.be/F6dYztdHnG8?si=fbziIA7D-tXJBrwQ

READ: https://grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/1165/transcript

LISTEN: https://pod.link/173429229

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(I call them both a spatula.)

Show threadAlan is @cogdog 🇨🇦

@grammargirl I think of spatula (right) as what you use to flip things in a fry pan or grill. The thing on left is more like for stirring batter. I have seen them listed as “scraper” (and spatula).

It’s more fun with disagreement.

Mar 6 at 5:03pmWeb