Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

781 Episodes

1. Why some sentences have double subjects. The story behind the old F-like letter S. Schwen schwen on dill.

   Published: 21/05/2024
2. Efficiency hacks for writers and editors with Erin Brenner

   Published: 16/05/2024
3. We found the story behind "whim wham for a mucket"!

   Published: 14/05/2024
4. Words, coffee, and urban planning: Eli Burnstein on the Dictionary of Fine Distinctions

   Published: 09/05/2024
5. Skunked words. The power of pronouns. Quigleys

   Published: 07/05/2024
6. Air worms and fire breathing dragons: Old English animal stories with Hana Videen

   Published: 02/05/2024
7. When (and How) Should You Cite AI? 'Critters,' 'Varmints,' and Beyond. Choobers.

   Published: 30/04/2024
8. Exploring the 'Funnest' Parts of Language with Anne Curzan

   Published: 25/04/2024
9. The birth of punctuation: from oral traditions to silent reading. Noun clusters. A wing wang in a mucket.

   Published: 23/04/2024
10. How to become a supercommunicator, with Charles Duhigg

    Published: 18/04/2024
11. Big changes in Associated Press style. The 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' finale was catawampus. Bappy

    Published: 16/04/2024
12. Pet-Speak: From Meowlogisms to Zoomies. 'Imply' or 'Infer'?

    Published: 09/04/2024
13. You love to read. Could you narrate?

    Published: 02/04/2024
14. Memory, Aging, and the Lingering 'Anyways'

    Published: 26/03/2024
15. A nuclear win at the Oscars. CamelCase. One clo.

    Published: 19/03/2024
16. From grunts to grammar. The Irish 'after doing.' The winning NGD poem!

    Published: 12/03/2024
17. Where did our language start?

    Published: 05/03/2024
18. 'Addictive' or 'addicting'? Types of nouns. Folley

    Published: 27/02/2024
19. Tracing the origins of Miami's new English. Why it's not a 'gumballs' machine. Embassy Sweets.

    Published: 20/02/2024
20. Taylor Swift Doesn't Need Your Grammatical Approval. In Love. Foil Lump Surprise.

    Published: 13/02/2024