Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

831 Episodes

1. When does a house become a mansion? Giving someone house.

   Published: 12/5/2023
2. From metal type to metaphor: printing terms that extended their reach. The positive 'anymore.' Gigglemare.

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

   Published: 11/21/2023
4. The science of the plot twist. Irregardless. Spug.

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

   Published: 11/7/2023
6. Cliches. Organic. Bully pulpit. Fimfy.

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

   Published: 10/24/2023
8. Namesake. Commentate. Sprigly

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

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

    Published: 10/3/2023
11. Think faster and talk smarter. Tips from Matt Abrahams that will make you a better writer and speaker

    Published: 9/26/2023
12. Did Disney nail the pronunciation of 'Caribbean'? How to write equations. Chuther.

    Published: 9/19/2023
13. Asking experts about language (interview with Steve Kleinedler, former executive editor of the American Heritage Dictionary Usage Panel)

    Published: 9/12/2023
14. When you shouldn't 'write tight.' 'Behead' versus 'decapitate.' YesHony.

    Published: 9/5/2023
15. Say hwat?! 'Anxious' versus 'eager.' Pink stein.

    Published: 8/29/2023
16. The wonders of the 'a-' prefix in English. 'Personal' versus 'personnel.'

    Published: 8/22/2023
17. Hilarious typos (and how to avoid them). Why do we 'take' a walk?

    Published: 8/15/2023
18. Have you ridden an acoustic bike lately? Write it tight.

    Published: 8/8/2023
19. Did you know that on US Army bases, soldiers get a tattoo every day? Keep writing.

    Published: 8/1/2023
20. People have ~feelings~ about the exclamation point (Florence Hazrat interview)

    Published: 7/25/2023