Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

842 Episodes

1. 709 - Surprise! The History of Semicolons Is Exciting.

   Published: 7/29/2019
2. 708 - Why Alcohol Is 'Hard.' 'Phenomena' or 'Phenomenon'?

   Published: 7/25/2019
3. 707 - How and Why the Internet Is Changing Language

   Published: 7/22/2019
4. 706 - Sometimes It's Not a Bad Idea to Dumb Down Your Language.

   Published: 7/18/2019
5. 705 - 'Blue Collar,' 'Bluestocking,' and 'the Blue Hair Brigade.' 'Oral' Versus 'Verbal.'

   Published: 7/16/2019
6. 704 - Present Tense When Writing About Fiction. The Poop Emoji and Eggcorns.

   Published: 7/11/2019
7. 703 - Why There Are 9 Different Ways to Pronounce the Letter T

   Published: 7/8/2019
8. 702 - ‘All of a Sudden’ or ‘All of the Sudden’? ‘Baited’ or ‘Bated’ Breath?

   Published: 7/4/2019
9. 701 - ‘Biweekly’ or ‘Semiweekly’? ‘Foward' and ‘Forward.’

   Published: 7/1/2019
10. 700 - When to Capitalize 'Google.' Why Zero is 'Love' in Tennis.

    Published: 6/27/2019
11. 699 - When to Capitalize Computer Terms. StetWalk

    Published: 6/24/2019
12. 698 - 'Subpoena.' When To Capitalize 'The' in Titles.

    Published: 6/20/2019
13. 697 - What Anyone Can Learn From the College Essay Process

    Published: 6/17/2019
14. 696 - Hyphens in Ages. The Emphatic 'This.'

    Published: 6/13/2019
15. 695 - 'Armageddon' or 'Apocalypse'? Numbers in Dialogue.

    Published: 6/10/2019
16. 694 - Country Names and “The”: The Ukraine or Ukraine. Theater Idioms.

    Published: 6/6/2019
17. 693 - What's Wrong with Saying Something Is 'Very Unique'?

    Published: 6/4/2019
18. 692 - Godzilla, Cryptids, and Dilemma Comments.

    Published: 5/30/2019
19. 691 - BONUS: Introducing Science Rules! with Bill Nye

    Published: 5/27/2019
20. 690 - The Spelling Bee Kids

    Published: 5/23/2019