Five-time winner of Best Education Podcast in the Podcast Awards. Grammar Girl provides short, friendly tips to improve your writing and feed... more
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1029. This week, I talk with Jennifer Lynn Barnes, author of the bestselling "Inheritance Games" series and a former psychology... more
1028. This week, we look at the weird situation when you want to add a suffix (such as "-less") to... more
1027. This week, I talk with forensic linguist Natalie Schilling about how people's language gives them away — in manifestos,... more
1026. This week, we look at the origins of words for men, including the ancient roots of "man," the surprising... more
1025. Have you ever wondered where meeting terms like “quorum” or “proxy” come from? In this episode, Jim Slaughter looks... more
1024. It often sounds weird if you try to end a sentence with a contraction like "you're" and "I'm." We... more
1023. I felt like I could write anything after this discussion with Anne Lamott about painful first drafts, beating perfectionism,... more
1022. This week, we look at election terms like “president-elect” and “lame duck” and how they're used during a U.S.... more
1021. This week, Christopher Penn talks about the role of AI tools like ChatGPT in writing and editing. We... more
1020. This week, we shed light on quirky restaurant slang like “kill it” and “Chef Mike.” Then, we tackle the... more
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