Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

831 Episodes

1. 'Which' versus 'that.' Words for walking. Bottleadammit.

   Published: 6/25/2024
2. The Hidden Stories of African American English with Dr. Sonja Lanehart

   Published: 6/20/2024
3. The art of punctuation and the charm of 'kerfuffle.' Nicing.

   Published: 6/18/2024
4. Exploring the Language of 'Dune': An Interview with Kevin J. Anderson and Scott Brick

   Published: 6/13/2024
5. The power of sign language in 'Dune.' The words we use for dad. Chee

   Published: 6/11/2024
6. The crossword craze — now and then — with Ben Zimmer

   Published: 6/6/2024
7. From 'dog' to 'hot dog.' The 'audience of one' trick. More on the long S. Footbridge.

   Published: 6/4/2024
8. Why is this a question? with Paul Anthony Jones

   Published: 5/30/2024
9. What is a Word? Target moments.

   Published: 5/28/2024
10. How a special dictionary kept soldiers connected during WWII, with Peter Sokolowski

    Published: 5/23/2024
11. Why some sentences have double subjects. The story behind the old F-like letter S. Schwen schwen on dill.

    Published: 5/21/2024
12. Efficiency hacks for writers and editors with Erin Brenner

    Published: 5/16/2024
13. We found the story behind "whim wham for a mucket"!

    Published: 5/14/2024
14. Words, coffee, and urban planning: Eli Burnstein on the Dictionary of Fine Distinctions

    Published: 5/9/2024
15. Skunked words. The power of pronouns. Quigleys

    Published: 5/7/2024
16. Air worms and fire breathing dragons: Old English animal stories with Hana Videen

    Published: 5/2/2024
17. When (and How) Should You Cite AI? 'Critters,' 'Varmints,' and Beyond. Choobers.

    Published: 4/30/2024
18. Exploring the 'Funnest' Parts of Language with Anne Curzan

    Published: 4/25/2024
19. The birth of punctuation: from oral traditions to silent reading. Noun clusters. A wing wang in a mucket.

    Published: 4/23/2024
20. How to become a supercommunicator, with Charles Duhigg

    Published: 4/18/2024