'Why is this a question?' with Paul Anthony Jones. Grammar Girl 990

990. Have you ever wondered why English doesn't have gender like Spanish and French? Which languages are the hardest to learn (and why)? And why a Q is always followed by a U? We have the answers to those questions and more this week from Paul Anthony Jones, author of "Why is this a question?"
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[@a_proud_hijabi_girl]

This guy speaks beautifully , loved listening to him!❤️

[@rodrigosouza8723]

Hello, Mignon! Greetings from a cloudy and cold São Paulo, Brazil! It's been a while since I "showed up" here and I hope that all is well in your little corner of the world. Since Brazilian Portuguese language has a gender system of referring to animate and inanimate words, I can imagine how hard it might be for non-native Brazilian Portuguese speakers to learn the intrisicacies of the language and how to employ them correctly. Nevertheless, I still find American English fascinating and, at the same time, quite challenging to master its basics. At any rate, thanks so much for this very interesting video, and I hope you have a fabulous day and a wonderful remainder of your week. Bye!

[@grammargirl]

Greetings! It's great to see you here, and I hope you have a wonderful week too.

[@JohnDavidLiebling]

I recently finished my science fiction epic at about 120,000 words. And I am tinkering with and reediting my back cover blurb. Is 287 words too long for a blurb or is that okay?

[@grammargirl]

I thought I had already answered this, but I don't see my answer here now, so maybe it didn't stick. This is not my area of expertise, but a post on Jane Friedman's excellent publishing blog says that 200 words is about the upper limit for the text on the back of a book.