Grammar Girl: For Writers and Language Lovers.
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Ep 117117 - Biweekly Versus Semiweekly
Why "biweekly" can have multiple legitimate meanings. Check out the new word game Grammar Pop in the App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/grammar-pop-hd/id666851934?mt=8&uo=4&at=11l7m5 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 385385 - Irony
More than five different types of irony? No wonder it's confusing! Guest writer Keith Houston, author of "Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols, and other Typographical Marks" helps us figure out irony. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 384384 - Homophones
Which English homophones came from polysemy and which came from spelling variation? Try our new iPad game, Grammar Pop. If you like the Grammar Girl podcast, you'll love the game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 383383 GG Could Care Less
An excerpt from Bill Walsh's book "Yes, I Could Care Less." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 5050 GG Like Versus As
Find out which of these words is a preposition and which is a conjunction. Try Grammar Girl's new iPad game called Grammar Pop. You match words with their part of speech to pop clouds. You can also find Grammar Girl's books at http://j.mp/allGGbooks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 381381 GG Prepositions
The fascinating history of English prepositions (yes, really). If you are trying to learn about prepositions, try Grammar Girl's new iPad game called Grammar Pop. You match words with their part of speech, including prepositions. You can also find Grammar Girl's books at http://j.mp/allGGbooks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 380380 GG Participles and Gerunds
Prove you know your parts of speech with the new iPad game Grammar Pop. You don't have to know the difference between participles and gerunds to play, but if you're up to the challenge, it's there waiting for you! Look for Grammar Pop in the App Store. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 379379 GG Apostrophes in Science Fiction and Fantasy Names
Who started it and why? Get Grammar Girl's books at http://j.mp/allGGbooks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 378378 GG Apostrophes and Plurals
Learn how to use apostrophes by pondering a Victoria's Secret ad. Buy Grammar Girl's books: http://j.mp/allGGbooks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 377377 GG Royal "We"
In honor of the new royal baby, more formally known as Prince George Alexander Louis, we're pondering a pompous pronoun choice known as the "royal we." Buy Grammar Girl's books at http://j.mp/allGGbooks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 376376 GG Why Do We Have Both A and An?
How English evolved to give us two indefinite articles (a and an), and the odd mix of possessive pronouns that don't quite match. Buy Grammar Girl's books: http://j.mp/allGGbooks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 375375 GG What Is It Called When You Mishear Song Lyrics?
Spoonerisms, Mondegreens, Malapropisms, and Eggcorns. Like the podcast? See Grammar Girl's books: http://j.mp/allGGbooks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 374374 GG Rebracketing
How to Make Weird Product Names Plural Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 372372 GG Retronyms
Retronyms: Scourge of the Language or Helpful Tool? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 371371 GG Commma Splice
How to Avoid a Common Comma Error: The Comma Splice Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 370370 GG Why Isn't "Gruntled" A Word?
Why Aren't We Gruntled When We're Happy? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 369369 GG Why Does "I" Take Plural Verbs?
"I" is singular, so why do we say "I go" instead of "I goes"? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 368368 GG Hyphens
How to Use Hyphens. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 367367 GG The Old Editor Says
John E. McIntyre, a veteran editor at The Baltimore Sun, shares pithy editing maxims from his new book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 366366 GG How Texting Is Changing English
How Texting Is Changing English Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 285285 GG "Moot" Versus "Mute"
Moot isn't moot, but it can mean something different in Britain and the U.S. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 365365 GG The Language of Crime
The Language of Crime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 364364 GG Why Would Anyone Use "The Chicago Manual of Style"?
Style guides. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 363363 GG Writing Flashbacks
How to manage verb tense when writing flashbacks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 362362 GG Why Are Some Portmanteaus So Awful?
My failed entries for the Clorox Ick-tionary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 361361 GG Is That a Wool Sweater or a Woolen Sweater?
What to do when you can use an attributive noun or an adjective. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 51051 GG I'm Good
Is it OK to answer "How are you?" with "I'm good"? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 359359 GG Do You Tell People to Pound Sand or Pound Salt?
Deciphering crazy English idioms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 358358 GG "Only": The Most Insidious Misplaced Modifier
How putting the word "only" in the wrong place can confuse your readers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 357357 GG Why the Plural of "Die" Is "Dice," not "Douse."
Fossils of language Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 356356 GG Where Do I Use Commas?
Are you a comma-kaze? Do you use commas like confetti? Don't use a comma everywhere you would pause when speaking. Check out the rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 355355 GG Subject Object
Why "I love you" is the easiest way ever to remember the difference between subject and object. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 353353 GG Can Apple Get Away with "Funness"?
and "renanoing"? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 352352 GG How to Create and Use Figures of Speech Pt.1
Make your messages more vivid, more memorable, and trigger emotional responses using anaphora, antithesis, and chiasmus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 351351 GG Pronouns: Is a Company a "Who" or a "That"?
What pronoun should you use when referring to a company? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 350350 GG "Who" Versus "That"
Is Your Dog an "It" or a "She"? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 349349 GG A Word Lover's Highlights of 2012
The good, the bad, and the odd. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 348348 GG How Webster's Screwed Up
How an editor who hated the word "radical," became a radical. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 347347 GG How to Use a Hyphen
Learn how to use properly use hyphens with compound adjectives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 346346 GG Tuxedo Verbs
Use rich verbs, but don't put them in tuxedos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 342342 GG Writing for Dyslexic Readers
Tricks to make make your writing more accessible to people with dyslexia and visual impairments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 341341 GG Google Ngram and "Impact" as a Verb
The updated Ngram Viewer gives new insight into word usage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 151151 GG Just Say No to Drugs
"Dragged" versus "drug." The Grammar Girl print book is now available on Amazon.com! http://tinyurl.com/2pkej7 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 142142 GG When Are Double Words OK?
Are "is is" and "had had" acceptable? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 334334 GG Using Present Tense in a Story About the Past
The girl who sat next to me is or was? named Stephanie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 333333 GG When Is W a Vowel
A E I O U and sometimes Y, but also W? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 332332 GG How Do You Tell If Something Is True?
Debunking a believable grammar hoax. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 331331 GG "Pet" or "Petted"? Troublesome Past Tenses
Some verbs are becoming strangely irregular. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 330330 GG The Rules of Story
Why the Rules of Story Are Even More Immutable than the Rules of Grammar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 329329 GG "Versus"
Get ready to write about the Olympics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.