<Li> She is currently a Co-Executive Producer on the Showtime series "Shameless ." </Li> <P> Vernoff is best known for her time as a member of the creative team at the popular drama Grey's Anatomy . She is credited as an executive producer, and has also written episodes of the show . An episode Vernoff wrote, "Into You Like a Train", was nominated for a Best Writing Emmy Award . </P> <P> Vernoff is credited with the introduction of the catchphrase, "seriously" into the dialogue of Grey's Anatomy episodes . Series creator Shonda Rhimes says that Vernoff used it frequently in the writer's room, and "said correctly, it can convey sarcasm, dismay, disbelief, a sense of moral and ethical superiority, and gentle chastising punishment, all at once ." </P> <P> According to Vernoff on the Grey's Anatomy iTunes Podcast, the episodes "Six Days Pt. 1 and 2" were written as a dedication to Vernoff's father, Bob Verne, who died in much the same way as Dr. George O'Malley's father in the series . </P>

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