Gerrymandering draws political boundaries to tip elections towards certain political parties. Originally, the word was pronounced “GARY-mandering” with a hard “g.” But why? And why did it change? • Mark Twain and Helen Keller...
A listener in New York City wonders about how to pronounce gerrymander, which means “to redraw the lines of an electoral district to favor a particular political party.” The term comes from a joking reference to Massachusetts governor Elbridge...