Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

787 Episodes

1. Why one creative agency changed its stance on AI

   Published: 11/21/2024
2. Why children learn languages faster than adults. Are band names singular or plural?

   Published: 11/19/2024
3. 'Beer' words in the OED, with Fiona McPherson

   Published: 11/14/2024
4. 'Hanged' versus 'Hung.' Is 'pair' singular or plural? Fossilized phrases.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Published: 9/26/2024
18. Why some verb sets are so odd (like 'go/went'). Corporate euphemisms. Goggy.

    Published: 9/24/2024
19. What's new in the Chicago Manual of Style (18th edition), with Russell Harper and Mary Laur

    Published: 9/19/2024
20. Do words like 'mandate' and 'cockamamie' come from words for men? Grammatical doppelgangers. A pair of teeth.

    Published: 9/17/2024