Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

785 Episodes

1. Where did our language start?

   Published: 5/03/2024
2. 'Addictive' or 'addicting'? Types of nouns. Folley

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

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

   Published: 13/02/2024
5. 'A' versus 'an.' 'Larruping' rides again. Euonyms. Flavoring.

   Published: 6/02/2024
6. From 'hwhat' to 'what': Tracing a letter's disappearing act. Barkhouse.

   Published: 30/01/2024
7. The listener show! (canceled, think, lettuce, funnily, episode numbers, at about, mangos, musgos)

   Published: 23/01/2024
8. Technology changes how we write. Who was the first Goody Two Shoes?

   Published: 16/01/2024
9. More than fluff: Understanding 'needless' words. Larruping. Chicken surprise.

   Published: 9/01/2024
10. The psychology (and language) of time. Commas are like people on the subway. Fox chores.

    Published: 2/01/2024
11. Why English has silent letters. Dayjamas.

    Published: 26/12/2023
12. A rizzy word-of-the-year chat (with Jess Zafarris)

    Published: 26/12/2023
13. The special sauce of human language. Gotten. NATO alphabet. A1 sauce.

    Published: 19/12/2023
14. What's the difference between Hispanic, Chicano, Latino, Latinx, and Latine? Can something 'grow' smaller? Musko.

    Published: 12/12/2023
15. When does a house become a mansion? Giving someone house.

    Published: 5/12/2023
16. From metal type to metaphor: printing terms that extended their reach. The positive 'anymore.' Gigglemare.

    Published: 28/11/2023
17. Why is Black Friday black? The NATO alphabet. Byeloveyou.

    Published: 21/11/2023
18. The science of the plot twist. Irregardless. Spug.

    Published: 14/11/2023
19. Omnishambles! Military slang across the pond (interview with Ben Yagoda)

    Published: 7/11/2023
20. Cliches. Organic. Bully pulpit. Fimfy.

    Published: 31/10/2023