Grammar Girl: For Writers and Language Lovers.
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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 your love of the English language. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 19, 2015 • 11min
459 GG Subject-Verb Agreement
Follow Along on the Website:'Wrong' Versus 'Wrongly'http://j.mp/1xjQN9HSubject-Verb Agreementhttp://j.mp/1xClTnMIs 'Heighth' a Word?http://j.mp/1GvnEIqVote in the Podcast Awardshttp://j.mp/1G4ixy8 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 13, 2015 • 14min
458 GG Can You Process These Tricky, but Grammatical, Sentences?
Follow along on the website:Does E-Book Need a Hyphen?http://j.mp/1wCjVs6Can You Process These Tricky, but Grammatical, Sentences?http://j.mp/1HPgFLqThe Meaning of Minionshttp://j.mp/1Gy6wBxPlease Vote in the Podcast Awardshttp://j.mp/1G4ixy8 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 26, 2015 • 15min
456 GG Is Starting a Sentence With So Condescending?
Follow Along on the WebsiteWhen "First" Is Redundanthttp://j.mp/1wtjhgTIs Starting a Sentence With So Condescending?http://j.mp/1wthqsnSynecdochehttp://j.mp/1FAUDuaWatch Grammar Girl's TEDx Talkhttp://j.mp/ggTEDx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 20, 2015 • 33sec
Announcement
There was a death in my family, so I don't have a show this week. I'll be back next week. If you're looking for something new to listen to while I'm away, try one of the other Quick and Dirty Tips podcasts. Some of them are listed here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/grammar-girl-quick-dirty-tips/id173429229?mt=2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 12, 2015 • 11min
455 GG Why Do We Drive on Parkways and Park on Driveways?
Follow along on the website:Dreamed or Dreamt?http://j.mp/1E2oQBFParkway, Driveway, and Dooryardhttp://j.mp/1zNdceiBuffalo Buffalo Buffalohttp://j.mp/1EbYdtPWatch my TEDx talk: Who Votes for New Words?http://j.mp/ggTEDx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 5, 2015 • 12min
454 GG Splitting Infinitives
Capitalizing Theories. Splitting Infinitives. Samuel Johnson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 29, 2015 • 13min
453 GG Less Versus Fewer
Follow along on the website: Capitalizing Time Periods http://j.mp/1z4W6bX Less Versus Fewer http://j.mp/1yP50d4 Bee's Knees http://j.mp/1DiC0dw ---- Try my iOS game, Grammar Pop http://j.mp/1H5YiSj Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 22, 2015 • 18min
452 GG Why People Misuse Prepositions
Follow along on the website:Compliment Versus Complementhttp://j.mp/184vjlASaving Our Prepositionshttp://j.mp/1yOHBdJHow 8 Fonts Got Their Nameshttp://j.mp/1xZXLdgTry my iOS game, Grammar Pophttp://j.mp/1H5YiSj Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 15, 2015 • 14min
451 GG Impossible Participals
Follow along on the website.Commas Before "Jr."http://j.mp/1BYaNOxImpossible Participleshttp://j.mp/1u2BXCZOnomatopoeiahttp://j.mp/1AXQQZaTry my iOS game, Grammar Pophttp://j.mp/1H5YiSj Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 8, 2015 • 32min
450 GG Is Sign Language Universal?
Tons of fascinating tidbits about sign language from interpreter David PeachFollow along online:http://j.mp/1EQ3dsJFind David online:http://twitter.com/dpeachhttp://learnsigns.comSponsor:http://AudiblePodcast.com/GGTry my iOS game, Grammar Pop:http://j.mp/1H5YiSj Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
