Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

787 Episodo

1. Omnishambles! Military slang across the pond (interview with Ben Yagoda)

   Publicado: 7/11/2023
2. Cliches. Organic. Bully pulpit. Fimfy.

   Publicado: 31/10/2023
3. The dark histories behind your favorite scary words, with Jess Zafarris

   Publicado: 24/10/2023
4. Namesake. Commentate. Sprigly

   Publicado: 17/10/2023
5. How to write great topic sentences. Fanilects. Throwawayable.

   Publicado: 10/10/2023
6. When 'nice' was bad and 'bully' was good. Is 'preorder' redundant? High-intensity transformer.

   Publicado: 3/10/2023
7. Think faster and talk smarter. Tips from Matt Abrahams that will make you a better writer and speaker

   Publicado: 26/9/2023
8. Did Disney nail the pronunciation of 'Caribbean'? How to write equations. Chuther.

   Publicado: 19/9/2023
9. Asking experts about language (interview with Steve Kleinedler, former executive editor of the American Heritage Dictionary Usage Panel)

   Publicado: 12/9/2023
10. When you shouldn't 'write tight.' 'Behead' versus 'decapitate.' YesHony.

    Publicado: 5/9/2023
11. Say hwat?! 'Anxious' versus 'eager.' Pink stein.

    Publicado: 29/8/2023
12. The wonders of the 'a-' prefix in English. 'Personal' versus 'personnel.'

    Publicado: 22/8/2023
13. Hilarious typos (and how to avoid them). Why do we 'take' a walk?

    Publicado: 15/8/2023
14. Have you ridden an acoustic bike lately? Write it tight.

    Publicado: 8/8/2023
15. Did you know that on US Army bases, soldiers get a tattoo every day? Keep writing.

    Publicado: 1/8/2023
16. People have ~feelings~ about the exclamation point (Florence Hazrat interview)

    Publicado: 25/7/2023
17. 15 years of podcasting with Money Girl and Nutrition Diva

    Publicado: 21/7/2023
18. 'Less' versus 'fewer.' Fun names for fingers. Scunscreen.

    Publicado: 18/7/2023
19. 'Inspirational' or 'aspirational'? The surprising dangers of ChatGPT. Spaghetto.

    Publicado: 11/7/2023
20. Phrasal verb mysteries and minced oath origins. Night water.

    Publicado: 4/7/2023