Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

831 Episodes

1. 619 - Co-worker. Barefaced and Baldfaced Lies. Mixed Metaphors.

   Published: 5/3/2018
2. 618 - Jazz and Thunder. Say Your Piece (or Peace)?

   Published: 4/26/2018
3. 617 - 'Lay' and 'Lie.' 'Grill' and 'Grille.' 'Warsh.'

   Published: 4/19/2018
4. 616 - The Prodigal Tongue. Odoriferous. Battle Royale.

   Published: 4/12/2018
5. 615 - Humor with Adverbs. Noisome. Receipts. Case Quarters.

   Published: 4/5/2018
6. 614 - Illeism. Named For or After? Misinformation and Disinformation.

   Published: 3/29/2018
7. 613 - Dictionary.com Starts Defining Emoji (an interview with Jane Solomon)

   Published: 3/22/2018
8. 612 - The Pin/Pen Merger. American. 'Half-Staff' or 'Half-Mast'?

   Published: 3/16/2018
9. 611 - Pudding. "There Are" Sentences. Winning Limerick

   Published: 3/8/2018
10. 610 - Top 10 Grammar Myths. How 13 Dog Breeds Got Their Names.

    Published: 3/2/2018
11. 609 - Pull Idioms. Surprising Food Names. Dillydally.

    Published: 2/22/2018
12. 608 - Dilly Dilly. How Many Prepositions Can You Put in a Row?

    Published: 2/15/2018
13. 607 - Brainstorming. Call Out Sick? Synesis.

    Published: 2/8/2018
14. 606 - Levidromes, Tom Swifty Jokes, and new OED Words.

    Published: 2/1/2018
15. 605 - A Homophone Error at the SAG Awards. Lectern or Podium? Capitalizing Award Names

    Published: 1/25/2018
16. BONUS: Introducing Launch

    Published: 1/22/2018
17. 604 - Origin of 'Gerrymandering.' Is 'Data' Singular or Plural?

    Published: 1/18/2018
18. 603 - Words of the Year, Why You Shouldn't Use 'Eskimo,' 'Canon' or 'Cannon'?

    Published: 1/11/2018
19. 602 - I'm Chuffed.

    Published: 1/4/2018
20. 601 - 'Based In' or 'Based Out Of.' Omitting 'That'

    Published: 12/28/2017