Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

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1. The crossword craze — now and then — with Ben Zimmer

   Publié: 06/06/2024
2. From 'dog' to 'hot dog.' The 'audience of one' trick. More on the long S. Footbridge.

   Publié: 04/06/2024
3. Why is this a question? with Paul Anthony Jones

   Publié: 30/05/2024
4. What is a Word? Target moments.

   Publié: 28/05/2024
5. How a special dictionary kept soldiers connected during WWII, with Peter Sokolowski

   Publié: 23/05/2024
6. Why some sentences have double subjects. The story behind the old F-like letter S. Schwen schwen on dill.

   Publié: 21/05/2024
7. Efficiency hacks for writers and editors with Erin Brenner

   Publié: 16/05/2024
8. We found the story behind "whim wham for a mucket"!

   Publié: 14/05/2024
9. Words, coffee, and urban planning: Eli Burnstein on the Dictionary of Fine Distinctions

   Publié: 09/05/2024
10. Skunked words. The power of pronouns. Quigleys

    Publié: 07/05/2024
11. Air worms and fire breathing dragons: Old English animal stories with Hana Videen

    Publié: 02/05/2024
12. When (and How) Should You Cite AI? 'Critters,' 'Varmints,' and Beyond. Choobers.

    Publié: 30/04/2024
13. Exploring the 'Funnest' Parts of Language with Anne Curzan

    Publié: 25/04/2024
14. The birth of punctuation: from oral traditions to silent reading. Noun clusters. A wing wang in a mucket.

    Publié: 23/04/2024
15. How to become a supercommunicator, with Charles Duhigg

    Publié: 18/04/2024
16. Big changes in Associated Press style. The 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' finale was catawampus. Bappy

    Publié: 16/04/2024
17. Pet-Speak: From Meowlogisms to Zoomies. 'Imply' or 'Infer'?

    Publié: 09/04/2024
18. You love to read. Could you narrate?

    Publié: 02/04/2024
19. Memory, Aging, and the Lingering 'Anyways'

    Publié: 26/03/2024
20. A nuclear win at the Oscars. CamelCase. One clo.

    Publié: 19/03/2024