HEARTY OR HARDY? A listener named Cheryl left a comment on the Grammar Girl Facebook page asking me to write about the difference between hearty and hardy. She wrote, \u201cI am a writer and get confused on the usage of the two adjectives. Love your podcast and appreciate your shows and tips!\u201d\n\nHOW ENGLISH BECAME ENGLISH. Today, I have an excerpt from Simon Horobin\u2019s new book, How English Became English. I especially liked the part about English in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Asia because I don\u2019t know as much about these forms of English as I do about American and British English; so it brings a new perspective that I haven\u2019t been able to share with you in the past.\n\nJURY-RIGGED. You\u2019ve probably heard of something being jury-rigged. That means patched together in a temporary manner. But what does rigged mean? And how does a jury get involved? Turns out, one doesn\u2019t.\n\nSPONSORS\nhttp://care.com/grammar\nhttp://igloosoftware.com/grammagirl\n\nAMAZON AFFILIATE CODE\nhttp://quickanddirtytips.com/amazon\n\nFOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL\nTwitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirl\nFacebook: http://facebook.com/grammargirl\nSnapchat: http://snapchat.com/add/thatgrammargirl\nPinterest: http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl\nInstagram: http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl