Grammar Girl: For Writers and Language Lovers.
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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.
Ep 328328 GG "Decimate" and "All Right"
Two troublesome words from Grammar Girl's new book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 327327 GG "Dilemma" and "Gone Missing"
From 101 TROUBLESOME WORDS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 326326 GG "Jealousy" Versus "Envy"
From 101 TROUBLESOME WORDS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 325325 GG So You Think You Can Edit?
Tips for editing and revising. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 324324 GG When Bad Grammar Means Good Fiction
Sometimes you gotta break the rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 323323 GG How to Write Numbers
When do you write out numbers, and why do they call it "maths" in England? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 320320 GG You Have No Idea How Weird "Do" Is
English's meaningless "do." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 318318 GG Dashes, Colons, and Commas
They can change the way your sentences feel. Learn how they differ. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 317317 GG What Does "Proper English" Mean?
You say "proper English," but you mean Standard English Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 316316 GG Sentence Fragments
Will they make editors reject your fiction? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 315315 GG Possessives
Possessives: They aren't just for possession. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 314314 GG Mary Sue
Truth may be stranger than fiction, but fiction is usually more interesting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 312312 GG This NGD story is "all right."
A Grammar Day tale: When Mr. Brown Met Miss Fox: A Love Story Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 309309 GG Why Do Kids Say "Versing"?
It's older than you think. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 308308 GG Should We Abandon Standard Spelling?
Should we be more lenient? "L8r" for "later"? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 310310 GG Stationary, Stationery, Complement, and Compliment
Memory tricks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 111111 GG Everybody Wants Some
Indefinite pronouns. 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 306306 GG "The Night Circus": Well Done Second Person Narrative
Did you know there are three kinds of second person? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 305305 GG Where Did the @ Symbol Come From?
Why does it look like a snail? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.