Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

799 Épisodes

1. The listener show! (canceled, think, lettuce, funnily, episode numbers, at about, mangos, musgos)

   Publié: 23/01/2024
2. Technology changes how we write. Who was the first Goody Two Shoes?

   Publié: 16/01/2024
3. More than fluff: Understanding 'needless' words. Larruping. Chicken surprise.

   Publié: 09/01/2024
4. The psychology (and language) of time. Commas are like people on the subway. Fox chores.

   Publié: 02/01/2024
5. A rizzy word-of-the-year chat (with Jess Zafarris)

   Publié: 26/12/2023
6. Why English has silent letters. Dayjamas.

   Publié: 26/12/2023
7. The special sauce of human language. Gotten. NATO alphabet. A1 sauce.

   Publié: 19/12/2023
8. What's the difference between Hispanic, Chicano, Latino, Latinx, and Latine? Can something 'grow' smaller? Musko.

   Publié: 12/12/2023
9. When does a house become a mansion? Giving someone house.

   Publié: 05/12/2023
10. From metal type to metaphor: printing terms that extended their reach. The positive 'anymore.' Gigglemare.

    Publié: 28/11/2023
11. Why is Black Friday black? The NATO alphabet. Byeloveyou.

    Publié: 21/11/2023
12. The science of the plot twist. Irregardless. Spug.

    Publié: 14/11/2023
13. Omnishambles! Military slang across the pond (interview with Ben Yagoda)

    Publié: 07/11/2023
14. Cliches. Organic. Bully pulpit. Fimfy.

    Publié: 31/10/2023
15. The dark histories behind your favorite scary words, with Jess Zafarris

    Publié: 24/10/2023
16. Namesake. Commentate. Sprigly

    Publié: 17/10/2023
17. How to write great topic sentences. Fanilects. Throwawayable.

    Publié: 10/10/2023
18. When 'nice' was bad and 'bully' was good. Is 'preorder' redundant? High-intensity transformer.

    Publié: 03/10/2023
19. Think faster and talk smarter. Tips from Matt Abrahams that will make you a better writer and speaker

    Publié: 26/09/2023
20. Did Disney nail the pronunciation of 'Caribbean'? How to write equations. Chuther.

    Publié: 19/09/2023