Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

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1. How Long Is a Good Sentence? 'Cord' or 'Chord'? Grumple.

   Publié: 10/06/2021
2. What Made 'Friends' Funny. How Cicadas Got Their Name. Dog Replacer.

   Publié: 03/06/2021
3. Is 'Graduated College' Wrong? Five Wonderful Latin Phrases.

   Publié: 27/05/2021
4. 'Bring,' 'Take,' and 'Carry.' 'The Queen's Gambit.' Sweepy Thing.

   Publié: 20/05/2021
5. Writing Dialogue. 'Associate Degree' or 'Associate's Degree'? Wiffy.

   Publié: 13/05/2021
6. 'Ketchup' or 'Catsup'? How to Punctuate Questions. Gmoing Gmoing.

   Publié: 06/05/2021
7. What Does ‘Op-Ed’ Really Mean? The Perfect Paragraph Length. Items.

   Publié: 29/04/2021
8. The Intrusive "Of." What Makes English Weird.

   Publié: 22/04/2021
9. How to Write Faster. The Origin of the Odd Letter W

   Publié: 15/04/2021
10. 'Borrow' and 'Lend.' When to Use 'Nor.' Boncho.

    Publié: 08/04/2021
11. 1) Squirrelly Animal Verbs. 2) 'People,' 'Peoples,' and 'Persons': Why It Matters.

    Publié: 01/04/2021
12. A vast number of words have surprising origins. We talked about some today, including "scientist," "impressionist," "beatnik," and "paradigm."

    Publié: 25/03/2021
13. 'Normalcy' or 'Normality'? A Punctuation Question from a Famous Movie Line. Taco Cats.

    Publié: 18/03/2021
14. It's Not Just March. Other Months Have 'Ides' Too! Are You on the Pig's Back Today?

    Publié: 11/03/2021
15. 813 - The History of National Grammar Day. My Favorite Resources. Anniversity

    Publié: 04/03/2021
16. 812 - Kibosh. Sidekicks. Misolation.

    Publié: 25/02/2021
17. 811 - Inigo Montoya and Coining Phrases. 'Dose' or 'Dosage'?

    Publié: 18/02/2021
18. 810 - Words out of Time. Why 'OK' Is OK.

    Publié: 11/02/2021
19. 809 - Rethink Descriptions Like 'Diabetic.' The Wonderful World of Italics,

    Publié: 04/02/2021
20. 808 - 6 Latin Abbreviations You Should Know. 'Imply' or 'Infer'?

    Publié: 28/01/2021