Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
Grammar Girl provides short, friendly tips to improve your writing. Whether English is your first language or your second language, these grammar, punctuation, style, and business tips will make you a better and more successful writer. Grammar Girl is a Quick and Dirty Tips podcast. To download podcast episodes not shown here, visit QuickandDirtyTips.com
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- http://www.qdnow.com/grammar-girl
- Description
- You'll get fun and friendly doses of writing advice in three short chunks: a Quick and Dirty Tip, a meaty middle, and a final tidbit. Grammar Girl covers everything from punctuation and grammar to style and voice. QuickandDirtyTips.com
- Language
- 🇬🇧 English
- last modified
- 2024-11-21 12:26
- last episode published
- 2024-11-21 10:00
- publication frequency
- 9.41 days
- Contributors
- QuickAndDirtyTips.com
- Author
- Mignon Fogarty, Inc.
- Owner
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- false
- Number of Episodes
- 913
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| 2024-11-21 | 1033. Last year, Dragonfly Editorial had a "no AI" policy, but since then, they've been experimenting with the technology, and the policy has become more nuanced. President Samantha Enslen joins us to talk about what changed, what's working and what is... |
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| 2024-11-19 |
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 brains are best at learning, why kids often learn two languages at once, and what makes it harder for adults. Then, we tackle t... |
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| 2024-11-14 | 1031. This week, Fiona McPherson from the Oxford English Dictionary talks about the latest “beer” words added to the OED, from “boozeroo” to “beerage.” We discuss how these words are chosen, the fascinating history behind them, and why some have surpri... |
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| 2024-11-12 |
'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 them up!) Then we expand on why "pair" can be singular or plural." And finally we look at why we hear some words only in set phrases such as "... |
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| 2024-11-07 |
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 professor, about the psychology behind popular fiction. We look at why readers connect so deeply with fictional characters, ... |
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| 2024-11-05 |
Are you "pantless" or "pantsless"? Who (or what) is Beetlejuice? 1028. This week, we look at the weird situation when you want to add a suffix (such as "-less") to a plural-only noun such as "pants" or "scissors" — with a fun detour for some pants-related idioms. Then, with a new "Beetlejuice" in theaters, we look a... |
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| 2024-10-31 | 1027. This week, I talk with forensic linguist Natalie Schilling about how people's language gives them away — in manifestos, ransom notes, text messages, and more.Natalie Schilling is a professor emerita of linguistics at Georgetown University in Wash... |
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| 2024-10-29 | 1026. This week, we look at the origins of words for men, including the ancient roots of "man," the surprising evolution of the word "guy" from being an insult to just another word, and how "guido" took a different route. Then, for some Halloween fun, ... |
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| 2024-10-24 | 1025. Have you ever wondered where meeting terms like “quorum” or “proxy” come from? In this episode, Jim Slaughter looks at the linguistic origins and historical contexts of these and other common parliamentary words. We discuss the evolution of words... |
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| 2024-10-22 |
Why don't we say 'I'm smarter than YOU'RE'? The language of fear. Catherineisms. 1024. It often sounds weird if you try to end a sentence with a contraction like "you're" and "I'm." We look at why! Then, get ready for Halloween with the language of fear.The "contractions" segment is by Neal Whitman, an independent writer and consu... |
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