Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

718 Episodes

1. Technology changes how we write. Who was the first Goody Two Shoes?

   Published: 1/16/2024
2. More than fluff: Understanding 'needless' words. Larruping. Chicken surprise.

   Published: 1/9/2024
3. The psychology (and language) of time. Commas are like people on the subway. Fox chores.

   Published: 1/2/2024
4. Why English has silent letters. Dayjamas.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Published: 10/31/2023
14. The dark histories behind your favorite scary words, with Jess Zafarris

    Published: 10/24/2023
15. Namesake. Commentate. Sprigly

    Published: 10/17/2023
16. How to write great topic sentences. Fanilects. Throwawayable.

    Published: 10/10/2023
17. When 'nice' was bad and 'bully' was good. Is 'preorder' redundant? High-intensity transformer.

    Published: 10/3/2023
18. Think faster and talk smarter. Tips from Matt Abrahams that will make you a better writer and speaker

    Published: 9/26/2023
19. Did Disney nail the pronunciation of 'Caribbean'? How to write equations. Chuther.

    Published: 9/19/2023
20. Asking experts about language (interview with Steve Kleinedler, former executive editor of the American Heritage Dictionary Usage Panel)

    Published: 9/12/2023