<p>1167. In this bonus segment that originally ran for Grammarpaloozians last October, we look at the surprising true origins of words that often fool people. We explore why "miniature" originally referred to a red color and not a size; the true, non-factual meaning of "factoid"; and how "hello" only became a common greeting because of the telephone. We also examine the indirect eponym behind the word "gasoline."</p><p>Find Jess Zafarris online: <a href="https://uselessetymology.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Useless Etymology</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@jesszafarris?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TikTok</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/JessZafarris" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jesszafarris/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a></p><p>🔗 <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/grammargirl" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Join the Grammar Girl Patreon.</a></p><p>🔗 <strong>Share your familect recording in </strong><a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/GrammarGirl" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Speakpipe</strong></a><strong> </strong>or by leaving a voicemail at<strong> </strong>833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475)</p><p>🔗 <strong>Watch my </strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/learning/instructors/mignon-fogarty" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>LinkedIn Learning writing courses</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p>🔗 <strong>Subscribe to the </strong><a href="https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>newsletter</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p>🔗 <strong>Take </strong><a href="https://podsurvey.com/GRAMMAR" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>our advertising survey</strong></a><strong>. </strong></p><p>🔗<strong> Get the edited </strong><a href="https://grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/1167/transcript" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>transcript</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p>🔗 <strong>Get </strong><a href="https://amzn.to/3LULzLb" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Grammar Girl books</strong></a><strong>. </strong></p><p>| HOST: Mignon Fogarty</p><p>| Grammar Girl is part of <a href="https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network</strong></a>.</p><ul> <li>Audio Engineer: 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 <a href="https://catherinerannus.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Catherine Rannus</strong></a>.</p><p>| Grammar Girl Social Media: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@grammargirl" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>YouTube</strong></a>. <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@therealgrammargirl" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>TikTok</strong></a>. <a href="http://facebook.com/grammargirl" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Facebook</strong></a>. <a href="https://www.threads.net/@thegrammargirl" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Threads</strong></a>. <a href="http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Instagram</strong></a>. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>LinkedIn</strong></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.social/@grammargirl" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Mastodon</strong></a>. <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/grammargirl.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Bluesky</strong></a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>