Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

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1. 793 - Why Journalists Use Misspellings Like 'Lede' and 'Spox'

   Publié: 15/10/2020
2. 792 - A Totally, Like, Bitchin' Podcast About 'Like'

   Publié: 08/10/2020
3. 791 - 'Although' Versus 'While.' Why We Write with Cliches (and How to Stop)

   Publié: 01/10/2020
4. 790 - 'Laureate' Is Good. Why Is 'Resting on Your Laurels' Bad? 'Smarmy.'

   Publié: 24/09/2020
5. 789 - How to Make Your Readers Laugh. 'Whoa' or 'Woah'?

   Publié: 17/09/2020
6. 788 - Why 'Out of Pocket' Means Both 'Inappropriate' and 'Unavailable'

   Publié: 10/09/2020
7. 787 - Why We Associate Political Parties with the Colors Red and Blue

   Publié: 03/09/2020
8. 786 - 'Doomscrolling' (OK, Doomer). 'Each Other' or 'One Another'?

   Publié: 27/08/2020
9. 785 - 'Gantlet' or 'Gauntlet'? Do You Want to Say 'Had Went'?

   Publié: 20/08/2020
10. 784 - A Historical Tip for Remembering When to Use 'Historical.' Put More Thought into Your Punctuation.

    Publié: 13/08/2020
11. 783 - How Hurricanes Get Their Names. When You Should Avoid Using Contractions.

    Publié: 06/08/2020
12. 782 - What are those dots over letters? Why does 'money' have a plural, and how do you spell it?

    Publié: 30/07/2020
13. 781 - Blursday or Whensday? Middle Grade Versus Young Adult Fiction

    Publié: 23/07/2020
14. 780 - Which Comes First? Who or Where?

    Publié: 16/07/2020
15. 779 - How You Can Help the OED. Capitalizing 'Black.' How Playwriting Techniques Can Improve Your Writing.

    Publié: 09/07/2020
16. 778 - Do We Say 'Red Skies at Night, Sailor's Delight' Because of the Saharan Dust Plumes? Also, 'Yoiks!'

    Publié: 02/07/2020
17. 777 - How to Write Fight Scenes (and How to Get Started as a Fiction Editor)

    Publié: 25/06/2020
18. 776 - Why a Detective Searched for 'Clews' in a 1929 Novel. ‘Systemic’ or ‘Systematic’?

    Publié: 18/06/2020
19. 775 - Why We Talk About 'Bad Apples.' 'A Few' Versus 'a Couple'

    Publié: 11/06/2020
20. 774 - Roy Peter Clark on Civic Clarity

    Publié: 04/06/2020