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Podcast: Instant Trivia
Episode: Episode 1129 - The writing stuff - It's hyphenated - Let's take a world tour - What's in a dog's name? - Cheers
Description: Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1129, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: The Writing Stuff
1: "Passing away" is this kind of term, an indirect substitute for something harsh or offensive.
a euphemism.
2: "Uneven" 2-word term for an early version; Jefferson used it about one pass at the Declaration of Independence.
a rough draft.
3: Aunt Grace wants 1 more copy; good thing you put out your poems using P.O.D., short for this.
printing on demand.
4: Add a dose of this quality to your novel, the incongruity between what was expected and...