Teddy Bears. The Brothers Grimm. Danger Cluck.
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Publication Date |
Jan 24, 2023
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00:09:06

912. We look at who the Teddy is in "teddy bears" and reveal why the Brothers Grimm, from fairytales, were also massively important in linguistics.

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Sources for the Teddy Bear segment

Clay, M. “The History of the Teddy Bear.” "Teddy Bear & Friends website." 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20110723184018/http://www.teddybearandfriends.com/archive/articles/history.html (accessed January 23, 2023).

Porterfield, W.R. “Here’s Where All Those Teddy Bears Came From,” "The Milwaukee Journal." Friday, May 21, 1971. 

Sorel, N. "Word People." American Heritage Press: New York. 1970. p. 281.

“teddy bear.” "Merriam-Webster online dictionary." webster.com/dictionary/teddy%20bear">http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teddy%20bear (accessed January 23, 2023).

“teddy bear.” "Oxford English Dictionary online edition." https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/198513 (subscription required, accessed January 23, 2023).

“Teddy Bears.” "America’s Story from America’s Library website." Library of Congress. 

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/roosevelt/aa_roosevelt_bears_2.html

 (accessed January 23, 2023).

912. We look at who the Teddy is in "teddy bears" and reveal why the Brothers Grimm, from fairytales, were also massively important in linguistics.

912. We look at who the Teddy is in "teddy bears" and reveal why the Brothers Grimm, from fairytales, were also massively important in linguistics.

| Transcript:  girl.simplecast.com/episodes/teddy-bears/transcript">https://grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/teddy-bears/transcript

Subscribe to the newsletter for regular updates.

Watch my LinkedIn Learning writing courses.

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| HOST: Mignon Fogarty

| VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475) or https://sayhi.chat/grammargirl

| Grammar Girl is part of the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network.

  • Audio engineer: Nathan Semes
  • Editor: Adam Cecil
  • Advertising Operations Specialist: Morgan Christianson
  • Marketing and Publicity Assistant: Davina Tomlin
  • Digital Operations Specialist: Holly Hutchings
  • Intern: Kamryn Lacy

| Theme music by Catherine Rannus.

| Grammar Girl Social Media Links: YouTube. TikTok. Facebook. Instagram. LinkedIn. Mastodon.

Sources for the Teddy Bear segment

Clay, M. “The History of the Teddy Bear.” "Teddy Bear & Friends website." 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20110723184018/http://www.teddybearandfriends.com/archive/articles/history.html (accessed January 23, 2023).

Porterfield, W.R. “Here’s Where All Those Teddy Bears Came From,” "The Milwaukee Journal." Friday, May 21, 1971. 

Sorel, N. "Word People." American Heritage Press: New York. 1970. p. 281.

“teddy bear.” "Merriam-Webster online dictionary." webster.com/dictionary/teddy%20bear">http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teddy%20bear (accessed January 23, 2023).

“teddy bear.” "Oxford English Dictionary online edition." https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/198513 (subscription required, accessed January 23, 2023).

“Teddy Bears.” "America’s Story from America’s Library website." Library of Congress. 

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/roosevelt/aa_roosevelt_bears_2.html

 (accessed January 23, 2023).

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