{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69c1476c007cdcf83fc0964b/69c5316a9b6be94a1a7bbdc0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The 3,000 hidden colors of the dictionary, with Kory Stamper","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/69c1476c007cdcf83fc0964b/1774992062128-15d0719a-e240-4cf1-944e-aa2f493d74f2.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>1173. This week, we talk to former Merriam-Webster editor Kory Stamper to discuss her new book, \"True Color.\" We look at the obsessive, \"dictionary-ese\" world of color definitions, looking at why the dictionary includes over 3,000 color names like \"begonia\" and \"fiesta,\" and why the experts once insisted that \"gray\" and \"grey\" were actually two different colors.</p><p>Find Kory Stamper at <a href=\"https://korystamper.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">KoryStamper.com</a> or on <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:newczwhg7q6wkadxdpe4lfit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bluesky</a>.</p><p>🔗&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/cw/grammargirl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Join the Grammar Girl Patreon.</strong></a></p><p>🔗&nbsp;<strong>Share your familect recording in&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://www.speakpipe.com/GrammarGirl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Speakpipe</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong>or by leaving a voicemail at<strong>&nbsp;</strong>833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475)</p><p>🔗&nbsp;<strong>Watch my&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/learning/instructors/mignon-fogarty\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>LinkedIn Learning writing courses</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p>🔗&nbsp;<strong>Subscribe to the&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>newsletter</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p>🔗&nbsp;<strong>Take&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://podsurvey.com/GRAMMAR\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>our advertising survey</strong></a><strong>.&nbsp;</strong></p><p>🔗<strong>&nbsp;Transcript available on your podcast player.</strong></p><p>🔗&nbsp;<strong>Get&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://amzn.to/3LULzLb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Grammar Girl books</strong></a><strong>.&nbsp;</strong></p><p>| HOST: Mignon Fogarty</p><p>| Grammar Girl is part of&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network</strong></a>.</p><ul><li>Audio Engineer:&nbsp;Dan Feierabend</li><li>Director of Podcast: Holly Hutchings</li><li>Advertising Operations Specialist: Morgan Christianson</li><li>Marketing and Video: Nat Hoopes, Rebekah Sebastian</li><li>Podcast Associate: Maram Elnagheeb</li></ul><p>| Theme music by&nbsp;<a href=\"https://catherinerannus.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Catherine Rannus</strong></a>.</p><p>| Grammar Girl Social Media:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@grammargirl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>YouTube</strong></a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@therealgrammargirl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>TikTok</strong></a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"http://facebook.com/grammargirl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook</strong></a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.threads.net/@thegrammargirl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Threads</strong></a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Instagram</strong></a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>LinkedIn</strong></a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@grammargirl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Mastodon</strong></a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/grammargirl.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bluesky</strong></a>.</p>","author_name":"QuickAndDirtyTips.com"}