Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

780 Épisodes

1. 807 - Why We Call Them Sea 'Shanties.' A Trick to Remember How to Spell 'Conscience'

   Publié: 21/01/2021
2. 806 - Why You Should Try Fanfiction. How to Find Tricky Pronunciations.

   Publié: 14/01/2021
3. 805 - 'Acedia': the lost name for the emotion we're all feeling right now

   Publié: 07/01/2021
4. 804 - Another Think/Thing Coming. 'Sanction,' 'Cleave,' 'Dust,' and More

   Publié: 31/12/2020
5. 803 - Pandemic, COVID, anderhalvemetersamenleving: 2020 Words of the Year

   Publié: 24/12/2020
6. 802 - Brandon Sanderson on Writing, Character and Place Names, and the Future

   Publié: 17/12/2020
7. 801 - How to Get Your 'Just Deserts.' Comma After 'But'? Why?

   Publié: 10/12/2020
8. 800 - What Did You Step On? And Is That a Desert or a Dessert?

   Publié: 03/12/2020
9. 799 - What 'Whence' Has to Do with 'Where Are You At?' 'Regime' or 'Regimen'?

   Publié: 26/11/2020
10. 798 - Why 'Hilarious' Is Funnier than 'Hysterical.' How to Start a Novel.

    Publié: 19/11/2020
11. 797 - Why Dickens' Character Names Are So Revealing. 'Continual' or 'Continuous'?

    Publié: 12/11/2020
12. 796 - What Is a 'Crony'? Why Doesn’t 'Veterans Day' Have an Apostrophe?

    Publié: 06/11/2020
13. 795 - Why People Use Scare Quotes. 'Dialog' or 'Dialogue'?

    Publié: 29/10/2020
14. 794 - Create Characters as Great as Hamlet. How to Format Internal Dialogue

    Publié: 22/10/2020
15. 793 - Why Journalists Use Misspellings Like 'Lede' and 'Spox'

    Publié: 15/10/2020
16. 792 - A Totally, Like, Bitchin' Podcast About 'Like'

    Publié: 08/10/2020
17. 791 - 'Although' Versus 'While.' Why We Write with Cliches (and How to Stop)

    Publié: 01/10/2020
18. 790 - 'Laureate' Is Good. Why Is 'Resting on Your Laurels' Bad? 'Smarmy.'

    Publié: 24/09/2020
19. 789 - How to Make Your Readers Laugh. 'Whoa' or 'Woah'?

    Publié: 17/09/2020
20. 788 - Why 'Out of Pocket' Means Both 'Inappropriate' and 'Unavailable'

    Publié: 10/09/2020