Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

781 Episodes

1. Why singers lose their accents. Why the 'I before E' rule is weird.

   Published: 06/08/2024
2. Why 'I' takes plural verbs. Making names that end in S, like Harris and Biles, possessive. Marinate.

   Published: 30/07/2024
3. A brief history of English (aka when they spoke French in England). Killer death meat.

   Published: 23/07/2024
4. The power of words: Conscious language, with Karen Yin

   Published: 18/07/2024
5. How to write about zero. Are your emails accidentally rude? PAPST.

   Published: 16/07/2024
6. AI: Friend or foe? A conversation with Martha Brockenbrough

   Published: 11/07/2024
7. The unspoken rules of adjectives. The rise of 'yeah-nah.' Sundies

   Published: 09/07/2024
8. Grammar Girl at 1000: Words, wisdom, and a dash of whimsy

   Published: 04/07/2024
9. The birth of American English. How to recognize a phrasal verb. Cucka-nucka.

   Published: 02/07/2024
10. Buying your hometown newspaper, with Samantha & Greg Enslen

    Published: 27/06/2024
11. 'Which' versus 'that.' Words for walking. Bottleadammit.

    Published: 25/06/2024
12. The Hidden Stories of African American English with Dr. Sonja Lanehart

    Published: 20/06/2024
13. The art of punctuation and the charm of 'kerfuffle.' Nicing.

    Published: 18/06/2024
14. Exploring the Language of 'Dune': An Interview with Kevin J. Anderson and Scott Brick

    Published: 13/06/2024
15. The power of sign language in 'Dune.' The words we use for dad. Chee

    Published: 11/06/2024
16. The crossword craze — now and then — with Ben Zimmer

    Published: 06/06/2024
17. From 'dog' to 'hot dog.' The 'audience of one' trick. More on the long S. Footbridge.

    Published: 04/06/2024
18. Why is this a question? with Paul Anthony Jones

    Published: 30/05/2024
19. What is a Word? Target moments.

    Published: 28/05/2024
20. How a special dictionary kept soldiers connected during WWII, with Peter Sokolowski

    Published: 23/05/2024