Whether you're a bird brain or a wise old owl, you'll love this week's episode as we fight an uphill battle to understand a language filled with metaphors.
Grammar Girl here.
I'm Mignon Fogarty, and you can think of me as your friendly guide to the English language.
We talk about writing, history, rules, and other cool stuff.
This week, we'll answer a fourth grader's question about the phrase "It's all downhill from here, " and then we'll explore some fun animal idioms.
This segment is by Samantha Enslen, and here's a question from Henry.
"Hi, Mignon.
I'm Henry, a fourth grader from Buffalo, New York.
Last night, my dad and I were reading the sixth book in A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket.
[In this series] the narrator defines words or phrases as the children are about to start.
