Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

787 Episodes

1. What fiction writers know about avoiding stereotypes, with Alex Temblador

   Published: 9/12/2024
2. 'Tea' or 'chai'? Why we misspeak. Fellatone.

   Published: 9/10/2024
3. The language of liars. 'Legendary,' 'famous,' or 'notorious'? Fish shapes.

   Published: 9/3/2024
4. Cat Idioms. 'Summerween' and other blends. Bankery

   Published: 8/27/2024
5. Apostrophes have always been confusing. 'First' or 'firstly'? Trudy!

   Published: 8/20/2024
6. When to use 'the' before a noun. Why rhymes help us remember. Opening a lime.

   Published: 8/13/2024
7. Why singers lose their accents. Why the 'I before E' rule is weird.

   Published: 8/6/2024
8. Why 'I' takes plural verbs. Making names that end in S, like Harris and Biles, possessive. Marinate.

   Published: 7/30/2024
9. A brief history of English (aka when they spoke French in England). Killer death meat.

   Published: 7/23/2024
10. The power of words: Conscious language, with Karen Yin

    Published: 7/18/2024
11. How to write about zero. Are your emails accidentally rude? PAPST.

    Published: 7/16/2024
12. AI: Friend or foe? A conversation with Martha Brockenbrough

    Published: 7/11/2024
13. The unspoken rules of adjectives. The rise of 'yeah-nah.' Sundies

    Published: 7/9/2024
14. Grammar Girl at 1000: Words, wisdom, and a dash of whimsy

    Published: 7/4/2024
15. The birth of American English. How to recognize a phrasal verb. Cucka-nucka.

    Published: 7/2/2024
16. Buying your hometown newspaper, with Samantha & Greg Enslen

    Published: 6/27/2024
17. 'Which' versus 'that.' Words for walking. Bottleadammit.

    Published: 6/25/2024
18. The Hidden Stories of African American English with Dr. Sonja Lanehart

    Published: 6/20/2024
19. The art of punctuation and the charm of 'kerfuffle.' Nicing.

    Published: 6/18/2024
20. Exploring the Language of 'Dune': An Interview with Kevin J. Anderson and Scott Brick

    Published: 6/13/2024