Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

780 Épisodes

1. 787 - Why We Associate Political Parties with the Colors Red and Blue

   Publié: 03/09/2020
2. 786 - 'Doomscrolling' (OK, Doomer). 'Each Other' or 'One Another'?

   Publié: 27/08/2020
3. 785 - 'Gantlet' or 'Gauntlet'? Do You Want to Say 'Had Went'?

   Publié: 20/08/2020
4. 784 - A Historical Tip for Remembering When to Use 'Historical.' Put More Thought into Your Punctuation.

   Publié: 13/08/2020
5. 783 - How Hurricanes Get Their Names. When You Should Avoid Using Contractions.

   Publié: 06/08/2020
6. 782 - What are those dots over letters? Why does 'money' have a plural, and how do you spell it?

   Publié: 30/07/2020
7. 781 - Blursday or Whensday? Middle Grade Versus Young Adult Fiction

   Publié: 23/07/2020
8. 780 - Which Comes First? Who or Where?

   Publié: 16/07/2020
9. 779 - How You Can Help the OED. Capitalizing 'Black.' How Playwriting Techniques Can Improve Your Writing.

   Publié: 09/07/2020
10. 778 - Do We Say 'Red Skies at Night, Sailor's Delight' Because of the Saharan Dust Plumes? Also, 'Yoiks!'

    Publié: 02/07/2020
11. 777 - How to Write Fight Scenes (and How to Get Started as a Fiction Editor)

    Publié: 25/06/2020
12. 776 - Why a Detective Searched for 'Clews' in a 1929 Novel. ‘Systemic’ or ‘Systematic’?

    Publié: 18/06/2020
13. 775 - Why We Talk About 'Bad Apples.' 'A Few' Versus 'a Couple'

    Publié: 11/06/2020
14. 774 - Roy Peter Clark on Civic Clarity

    Publié: 04/06/2020
15. 773 - Postal Zones. Reenter. Bougie.

    Publié: 28/05/2020
16. 772 - The History of ZIP Codes and Addresses (Plus How to Write Them)

    Publié: 21/05/2020
17. 771 - Writing Lessons from Bad Job Applications

    Publié: 14/05/2020
18. 770 - 'Muslim' or 'Moslem'? 'Fishfolk'? 'Fishist'? What Is the Gender-Neutral Term for 'Fisherman'?

    Publié: 07/05/2020
19. 769 - Why Do We Say 'Cool Your Heels'? What's Up With 'Zhuzh'?

    Publié: 30/04/2020
20. 768 - Why Aren't We 'Whelmed'? And Cabin 'Fever,' Anyone?

    Publié: 23/04/2020