790 - 'Laureate' Is Good. Why Is 'Resting on Your Laurels' Bad? 'Smarmy.'
b'If getting laurels is good, and being a Nobel laureate is good, how did we get to "resting on your laurels" being bad? Also, we learn that the word "smarmy" started as a joke (in fact, a kind of familect story).\\nRead the transcript: Laurels. Smarmy.\\nUse the hashtag #WhereIListen and tag me to show me where you listen to the Grammar Girl podcast.\\nSubscribe to the newsletter\\xa0for regular updates.\\xa0\\nWatch my\\xa0LinkedIn Learning writing course.\\nJoin the conversation on\\xa0Facebook\\xa0and\\xa0Twitter.\\nGrammar Pop\\xa0iOS game.\\n\\tPeeve Wars\\xa0card game.\\nGrammar Girl\\xa0books.\\nHOST: Mignon Fogarty\\n\\tVOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475)\\nGrammar Girl is part of the\\xa0Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network.\\nLinks:\\xa0\\nhttps://www.quickanddirtytips.com/\\nhttps://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts\\nhttps://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe\\nhttp://twitter.com/grammargirl\\nhttp://facebook.com/grammargirl\\nhttp://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl\\nhttp://instagram.com/thegrammargirl\\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl'