Inflation, quiet quitting, and "un-" words, like "undressed," that can have two meanings. Gotcha Day.

<p>910. The final Grammar Girl word-of-the-year vote came down to "inflation" and "quiet quitting." We look at the interesting arguments voters made for both. Plus, we look at why some words that start with "un-" mean "not" and others mean "reversed"— and about the especially interesting words that can mean either (and why).</p><p>|<strong> Transcript:  </strong><a href="https://grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/2022-woty/transcript">https://grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/2022-woty/transcript</a></p><p><strong>"Un-" Words Segment</strong></p><ul><li>Written by <a href="https://edwinbattistella.com">Edwin L. Battistella</a>, author of "<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dangerous-Crooked-Scoundrels-Insulting-Washington/dp/019005090X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=dangerous+crooked+scoundrels&qid=1576456440&sr=8-1">Dangerous, Crooked Scoundrels: Insulting the President, from Washington to Trump</a>."</li><li><a href="https://blog.oup.com/2021/01/understanding-un/">This segment originally appeared on the OUP blog</a> and appears here with permission.</li></ul><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