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Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
Phrasal Verbs Turned Adjectives and the Bulwer-Litten Fiction Contest
The hosts discuss the use of phrasal verbs turned into adjectives with the 'able' suffix, focusing on the example of 'unputdownable'. They also mention other examples like 'get-addable', 'untalk-aboutable', and 'unwipe-upable', as well as the origin of the phrase 'it was a dark and stormy night' and its relation to the Bulwer-Litten Fiction Contest.
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