WRFH/Radio Free Hillsdale 101.7 FM - Grammar Minute: Prepping for the Nuclear Apocalypse

Episode Date: March 12, 2024

After today's episode of Grammar Minute, you'll be able to poetically stare off into the sunset just like the heroes of your favorite dystopian novels.

Welcome to the Grammar Minute, where we're saving the English language 60 seconds at a time. I'm Lauren Smith, and I am here today to prepare you for the end of the world. When the nuclear apocalypse happens, grammar is obviously not going to be the foremost thing on everyone's mind, so now is the time to be ready. My advice is simple. Consider the word nuclear. Notice how it's spelled. New clear.

Not, and I repeat absolutely not. Nucular. This is one relatively rare instance of a word in English being spelled exactly like it sounds, but it's abused all the time. So, 10 years from now, when you're scavenging for supplies among the dystopian rebel of some former grocery store, you can stare dramatically at the horizon and sigh about the good old days before the nuclear apocalypse. That's your Grammar Minute. Visit thegramminit.com for more tips and tricks.