Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

784 Episodes

1. 'Hanged' versus 'Hung.' Is 'pair' singular or plural? Fossilized phrases.

   Published: 12/11/2024
2. The psychology of writing bestsellers, with Jennifer Lynn Barnes

   Published: 7/11/2024
3. Are you "pantless" or "pantsless"? Who (or what) is Beetlejuice?

   Published: 5/11/2024
4. How linguists solve crimes, with Natalie Schilling

   Published: 31/10/2024
5. From Guy Fawkes to Guido Fawkes. Tales from the crypt (and catacombs, mausoleums, and ossuaries). Taquitos

   Published: 29/10/2024
6. The language of meetings, with Jim Slaughter

   Published: 24/10/2024
7. Why don't we say 'I'm smarter than YOU'RE'? The language of fear. Catherineisms.

   Published: 22/10/2024
8. Feeling stuck? Anne Lamott's here to kickstart your writing!

   Published: 17/10/2024
9. Quack! What's a lame duck? A German punctuation kerfuffle.

   Published: 15/10/2024
10. Can AI really write? A no-nonsense discussion, with Christopher Penn

    Published: 10/10/2024
11. How to talk like a chef. The Michigander controversy. Jakey.

    Published: 8/10/2024
12. How writers navigate failure and find success, with Jonathan Small

    Published: 3/10/2024
13. From game boards to boardrooms. Commas with participial phrases. Gritties.

    Published: 1/10/2024
14. From 'gobsmacked' to 'ginger': The British invasion of American English, with Ben Yagoda

    Published: 26/09/2024
15. Why some verb sets are so odd (like 'go/went'). Corporate euphemisms. Goggy.

    Published: 24/09/2024
16. What's new in the Chicago Manual of Style (18th edition), with Russell Harper and Mary Laur

    Published: 19/09/2024
17. Do words like 'mandate' and 'cockamamie' come from words for men? Grammatical doppelgangers. A pair of teeth.

    Published: 17/09/2024
18. What fiction writers know about avoiding stereotypes, with Alex Temblador

    Published: 12/09/2024
19. 'Tea' or 'chai'? Why we misspeak. Fellatone.

    Published: 10/09/2024
20. The language of liars. 'Legendary,' 'famous,' or 'notorious'? Fish shapes.

    Published: 3/09/2024