Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

761 Episodo

1. 788 - Why 'Out of Pocket' Means Both 'Inappropriate' and 'Unavailable'

   Publicado: 10/9/2020
2. 787 - Why We Associate Political Parties with the Colors Red and Blue

   Publicado: 3/9/2020
3. 786 - 'Doomscrolling' (OK, Doomer). 'Each Other' or 'One Another'?

   Publicado: 27/8/2020
4. 785 - 'Gantlet' or 'Gauntlet'? Do You Want to Say 'Had Went'?

   Publicado: 20/8/2020
5. 784 - A Historical Tip for Remembering When to Use 'Historical.' Put More Thought into Your Punctuation.

   Publicado: 13/8/2020
6. 783 - How Hurricanes Get Their Names. When You Should Avoid Using Contractions.

   Publicado: 6/8/2020
7. 782 - What are those dots over letters? Why does 'money' have a plural, and how do you spell it?

   Publicado: 30/7/2020
8. 781 - Blursday or Whensday? Middle Grade Versus Young Adult Fiction

   Publicado: 23/7/2020
9. 780 - Which Comes First? Who or Where?

   Publicado: 16/7/2020
10. 779 - How You Can Help the OED. Capitalizing 'Black.' How Playwriting Techniques Can Improve Your Writing.

    Publicado: 9/7/2020
11. 778 - Do We Say 'Red Skies at Night, Sailor's Delight' Because of the Saharan Dust Plumes? Also, 'Yoiks!'

    Publicado: 2/7/2020
12. 777 - How to Write Fight Scenes (and How to Get Started as a Fiction Editor)

    Publicado: 25/6/2020
13. 776 - Why a Detective Searched for 'Clews' in a 1929 Novel. ‘Systemic’ or ‘Systematic’?

    Publicado: 18/6/2020
14. 775 - Why We Talk About 'Bad Apples.' 'A Few' Versus 'a Couple'

    Publicado: 11/6/2020
15. 774 - Roy Peter Clark on Civic Clarity

    Publicado: 4/6/2020
16. 773 - Postal Zones. Reenter. Bougie.

    Publicado: 28/5/2020
17. 772 - The History of ZIP Codes and Addresses (Plus How to Write Them)

    Publicado: 21/5/2020
18. 771 - Writing Lessons from Bad Job Applications

    Publicado: 14/5/2020
19. 770 - 'Muslim' or 'Moslem'? 'Fishfolk'? 'Fishist'? What Is the Gender-Neutral Term for 'Fisherman'?

    Publicado: 7/5/2020
20. 769 - Why Do We Say 'Cool Your Heels'? What's Up With 'Zhuzh'?

    Publicado: 30/4/2020