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Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
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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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Episodes

Why the new CMOS is yellow. Pandemic collectors editions. And more

1038. Chicago Manual of Style editors Mary Laur and Russell Harper dish on the changes they wanted in CMOS that... more

12 Dec 2024 · 16 minutes
Positive 'anymore.' 'Wreaked' or 'wrought'? Seat of your pants. Pecan pie.

1037. This week, we answer a few questions that have popped up from previous episodes: What's up with the "positive... more

10 Dec 2024 · 13 minutes
Making your own dictionary, with Erin McKean

1036. Erin McKean runs an entire online dictionary with the goal of having ALL the English words. But Wordnik is... more

05 Dec 2024 · 25 minutes
Good first sentences. The language of 'Gladiator II.' Bear barber.

1035. This week, we look at famous and amazing first sentences in novels to understand what makes them so compelling,... more

03 Dec 2024 · 16 minutes
How to write about trademarks. Why we say 'thank you.'

1034. First, we look at how writers should use trademarked terms like "Kleenex" and "Google," including when to capitalize them... more

26 Nov 2024 · 16 minutes
Why one creative agency changed its stance on AI

1033. Last year, Dragonfly Editorial had a "no AI" policy, but since then, they've been experimenting with the technology, and... more

21 Nov 2024 · 35 minutes
Why children learn languages faster than adults. Are band names singular or plural?

1032. First, we explore why children pick up languages faster than adults. You’ll learn about the critical period when young... more

19 Nov 2024 · 19 minutes
'Beer' words in the OED, with Fiona McPherson

1031. This week, Fiona McPherson from the Oxford English Dictionary talks about the latest “beer” words added to the OED,... more

14 Nov 2024 · 28 minutes
'Hanged' versus 'Hung.' Is 'pair' singular or plural? Fossilized phrases.

1030. This week, we look at why "hang" has two past-tense forms: "hanged" and "hung." (And why I keep messing... more

12 Nov 2024 · 16 minutes
The psychology of writing bestsellers, with Jennifer Lynn Barnes

1029. This week, I talk with Jennifer Lynn Barnes, author of the bestselling "Inheritance Games" series and a former psychology... more

07 Nov 2024 · 41 minutes
Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
Why the new CMOS is yellow. Pandemic collectors editions. And more
Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing