Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

785 Episodes

1. Teddy Bears. The Brothers Grimm. Danger Cluck.

   Published: 24/01/2023
2. Weird punctuation with 'Jr.' Carl's Jr. Hockey.

   Published: 17/01/2023
3. Inflation, quiet quitting, and "un-" words, like "undressed," that can have two meanings. Gotcha Day.

   Published: 10/01/2023
4. How COVID Changed the Way We Think About Words. How to Write Dates. Prefeed.

   Published: 3/01/2023
5. World Cup Words. The Origin of Toasting. Says.

   Published: 27/12/2022
6. Goblin Mode, Woman, & More. Words of the Year, with Kory Stamper

   Published: 20/12/2022
7. The Wonderful Words of Christmas

   Published: 13/12/2022
8. We found the book!

   Published: 6/12/2022
9. What's a Honeyfuggler? 'Through' vs. 'Throughout.' Arriversary.

   Published: 2/12/2022
10. A Strange Use of 'Said.' Kith and Kin. New Scrabble Words!

    Published: 25/11/2022
11. Why Today's 'Thank You' Is Different from an Ancient 'Thank You.' Gerunds.

    Published: 18/11/2022
12. WWII Words. A 'bit' of an Issue. Kleenex.

    Published: 11/11/2022
13. The Medieval Origins of the @ Symbol. Hyphens in Dual-Heritage Terms. Pitch.

    Published: 4/11/2022
14. The Difference Between Magic and Magick. Some Fascinating Spooky Words. Holy Fagachi!

    Published: 28/10/2022
15. Randall Munroe of xkcd: Language Chat and Weird Bee Laws.

    Published: 21/10/2022
16. The Subconscious Rules of Conversation. The Double-Word Problem. Cookie Fish.

    Published: 14/10/2022
17. Wick-ED Fun Pronunciations. Deviled Eggs.

    Published: 7/10/2022
18. When Is a Man a Widow? Where Do We Get the Word 'Blurb'? Sci-Fi Versus Fantasy. Bert and Ernie.

    Published: 30/09/2022
19. Mood & Atmosphere in Fiction. An Interview with Joshua Essoe

    Published: 23/09/2022
20. Split Infinitives. I Can't Even. Macken.

    Published: 16/09/2022