Feghoots: Groan-worthy story puns. How your brain stores words.

<p>1170. This week, we look at "feghoots," the pun-based stories popularized by writers like Isaac Asimov, and why they are designed to make you roll your eyes. Then, we look at how your brain stores words and the lightning-fast way it retrieves them during a normal conversation.</p><br><p>🔗&nbsp;<a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/grammargirl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Join the Grammar Girl Patreon.</strong></a></p><p>🔗&nbsp;<strong>Share your familect recording in&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/GrammarGirl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Speakpipe</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong>or by leaving a voicemail at<strong>&nbsp;</strong>833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475)</p><p>🔗&nbsp;<strong>Watch my&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/learning/instructors/mignon-fogarty" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>LinkedIn Learning writing courses</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p>🔗&nbsp;<strong>Subscribe to the&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe" …