Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

824 Episodes

1. The hidden techniques behind well-paced fiction, with Joshua Essoe

   Published: 4/3/2025
2. Why don't we say the L in 'walk'? Never use 'always.' PABST

   Published: 4/1/2025
3. Exploring slang, AI ghost words, and language change, with Heddwen Newton

   Published: 3/27/2025
4. What’s wrong with ‘"'til"? Why tiny words control conversations. How many cookies?

   Published: 3/25/2025
5. The best punctuation book, period, with June Casagrande

   Published: 3/20/2025
6. Why we say ‘OK.’ How tea shaped English slang. Poetry winner

   Published: 3/18/2025
7. Behind the scenes of Wikipedia: editing, accuracy, and notability, with Jonathan Rick

   Published: 3/13/2025
8. How did our holidays become so 'corny'? Why do some words have accent marks in English? Cubby hole

   Published: 3/11/2025
9. Why kids can't read (and what we can do about it), with Kate Crist

   Published: 3/6/2025
10. The mystery of ‘it’ in English. The most dramatic moments in grammar history. Ghost Town Mad, the song

    Published: 3/4/2025
11. From 'Parasite' to 'Emilia Pérez': How movies shape language, with Andrew Cheng

    Published: 2/27/2025
12. Why Americans write 'canceled' but still write 'cancellation.' How printing history gave us 'fine print.' Fluff.

    Published: 2/25/2025
13. Writing Motivation Hacks, with Mary Robinette Kowal

    Published: 2/20/2025
14. Why we misuse ‘literally.’ How ham radio got its name. District

    Published: 2/18/2025
15. How to be a ghostwriter, with Dan Gerstein

    Published: 2/13/2025
16. Why some holidays have apostrophes. Why Californians say ‘the 405.’ MIGD

    Published: 2/11/2025
17. Word games and the joy of playing every day, with Lex Friedman

    Published: 2/6/2025
18. 'Toeing' the line. Metonymy versus synecdoche. Ghost town mad

    Published: 2/4/2025
19. Wordplay and cartoons: Inside the making of 'AB@C,' with Rob Meyerson and Dan Misdea

    Published: 1/30/2025
20. Does 'book-book' make sense? Fun words for jigsaw lovers. Chilly chickens.

    Published: 1/28/2025