A Strange Use of 'Said.' Kith and Kin. New Scrabble Words!

<p>903. A listener heard some jargon, and then got annoyed by "said" jargon, so we explored why.  Plus, who the heck are your kith? And finally, we got excited about the first new Scrabble words since 2018.</p><p>|<strong> Transcript:  </strong><a href="https://grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/a-strange-use-of-said/transcript">https://grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/a-strange-use-of-said/transcript</a></p><p>| <a href="https://www.ragan.com/store/grammar-girls-beginning-and-intermediate-guide-to-ap-style-3/">Ragan Advanced AP Style Webinar</a></p><p>| <a href="https://scrabble.merriam.com/">Merriam-Webster Scrabble Website</a></p><p>The "said" segment was written by Susan K. Herman, a former editor, language analyst, and language instructor for the U.S. Government.</p><p>The "kith" segment was written by Samantha Enslen, who runs Dragonfly Editorial. You can find her at <a href="dragonflyeditorial.com">dragonflyeditorial.com</a> or on Twitter as <a href="twitter.com/DragonflyEdit">@DragonflyEdit</a>.</p><p>| <a href="https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe">Subscribe to the newsletter for regular updates</a>.</p><p>| <a href="https://j.mp/3oooKmK">Watch my LinkedIn Learning writing courses.</a></p><p>| <a href="https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/grammar-girl-s-peeve-wars">Peeve Wars card game</a>. </p><p>| <a href="https://bit.ly/GrammarPopBooks">Grammar Girl books</a>. </p><p>| HOST: Mignon Fogarty</p><p>| VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475) or https://sayhi.chat/grammargirl</p><p>| Grammar Girl is part of <a href="https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts">the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network</a>.</p><ul><li>Audio engineer: Nathan Semes</li><li>Editor: Adam Cecil</li><li>Advertising Operations Specialist: Morgan Christianson</li><li>Marketing and Publicity Assistant: Davina Tomlin</li><li>Digital Operations Specialist: Holly Hutchings</li><li>Intern: Kamryn Lacy</li></ul><p>| Theme music by <a href="https://dashboard.simplecast.com/accounts/dd74e7bd-f654-43a6-b249-3f071c897900/shows/e7b2f