Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

831 Episodes

1. Why do people 'drop' a new single? How to pronounce 'often.'

   Published: 3/7/2023
2. How to actually improve your grammar. Why parallelism is important (and how to use it). Keycoos.

   Published: 2/28/2023
3. How writing very short stories can improve all your writing (with Grant Faulkner)

   Published: 2/21/2023
4. Language reveals universal truths about love. 'Wool sweater' or 'woolen sweater'? Grandmother crackers.

   Published: 2/14/2023
5. Interview with a creator of 'Schoolhouse Rock'!

   Published: 2/7/2023
6. What Does the AP Have Against France? Out Over Your Skis. Lands' End. Tolater.

   Published: 1/31/2023
7. Teddy Bears. The Brothers Grimm. Danger Cluck.

   Published: 1/24/2023
8. Weird punctuation with 'Jr.' Carl's Jr. Hockey.

   Published: 1/17/2023
9. Inflation, quiet quitting, and "un-" words, like "undressed," that can have two meanings. Gotcha Day.

   Published: 1/10/2023
10. How COVID Changed the Way We Think About Words. How to Write Dates. Prefeed.

    Published: 1/3/2023
11. World Cup Words. The Origin of Toasting. Says.

    Published: 12/27/2022
12. Goblin Mode, Woman, & More. Words of the Year, with Kory Stamper

    Published: 12/20/2022
13. The Wonderful Words of Christmas

    Published: 12/13/2022
14. We found the book!

    Published: 12/6/2022
15. What's a Honeyfuggler? 'Through' vs. 'Throughout.' Arriversary.

    Published: 12/2/2022
16. A Strange Use of 'Said.' Kith and Kin. New Scrabble Words!

    Published: 11/25/2022
17. Why Today's 'Thank You' Is Different from an Ancient 'Thank You.' Gerunds.

    Published: 11/18/2022
18. WWII Words. A 'bit' of an Issue. Kleenex.

    Published: 11/11/2022
19. The Medieval Origins of the @ Symbol. Hyphens in Dual-Heritage Terms. Pitch.

    Published: 11/4/2022
20. The Difference Between Magic and Magick. Some Fascinating Spooky Words. Holy Fagachi!

    Published: 10/28/2022