Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

761 Episodo

1. Starting a Sentence with a Conjunction: Right or Wrong? Good 'Subpar' and Bad 'Subpar.'

   Publicado: 17/6/2021
2. How Long Is a Good Sentence? 'Cord' or 'Chord'? Grumple.

   Publicado: 10/6/2021
3. What Made 'Friends' Funny. How Cicadas Got Their Name. Dog Replacer.

   Publicado: 3/6/2021
4. Is 'Graduated College' Wrong? Five Wonderful Latin Phrases.

   Publicado: 27/5/2021
5. 'Bring,' 'Take,' and 'Carry.' 'The Queen's Gambit.' Sweepy Thing.

   Publicado: 20/5/2021
6. Writing Dialogue. 'Associate Degree' or 'Associate's Degree'? Wiffy.

   Publicado: 13/5/2021
7. 'Ketchup' or 'Catsup'? How to Punctuate Questions. Gmoing Gmoing.

   Publicado: 6/5/2021
8. What Does ‘Op-Ed’ Really Mean? The Perfect Paragraph Length. Items.

   Publicado: 29/4/2021
9. The Intrusive "Of." What Makes English Weird.

   Publicado: 22/4/2021
10. How to Write Faster. The Origin of the Odd Letter W

    Publicado: 15/4/2021
11. 'Borrow' and 'Lend.' When to Use 'Nor.' Boncho.

    Publicado: 8/4/2021
12. 1) Squirrelly Animal Verbs. 2) 'People,' 'Peoples,' and 'Persons': Why It Matters.

    Publicado: 1/4/2021
13. A vast number of words have surprising origins. We talked about some today, including "scientist," "impressionist," "beatnik," and "paradigm."

    Publicado: 25/3/2021
14. 'Normalcy' or 'Normality'? A Punctuation Question from a Famous Movie Line. Taco Cats.

    Publicado: 18/3/2021
15. It's Not Just March. Other Months Have 'Ides' Too! Are You on the Pig's Back Today?

    Publicado: 11/3/2021
16. 813 - The History of National Grammar Day. My Favorite Resources. Anniversity

    Publicado: 4/3/2021
17. 812 - Kibosh. Sidekicks. Misolation.

    Publicado: 25/2/2021
18. 811 - Inigo Montoya and Coining Phrases. 'Dose' or 'Dosage'?

    Publicado: 18/2/2021
19. 810 - Words out of Time. Why 'OK' Is OK.

    Publicado: 11/2/2021
20. 809 - Rethink Descriptions Like 'Diabetic.' The Wonderful World of Italics,

    Publicado: 4/2/2021