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Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for English

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What Does the AP Have Against France? Out Over Your Skis. Lands' End. Tolater.

913. This week brought us a silly kerfuffle in which the AP may have insulted France. Plus, we...

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Teddy Bears. The Brothers Grimm. Danger Cluck.

912. We look at who the Teddy is in "teddy bears" and reveal why the Brothers Grimm, from...

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Weird punctuation with 'Jr.' Carl's Jr. Hockey.

911. In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we cover a bunch of interesting things about labels...

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How COVID Changed the Way We Think About Words. How to Write Dates. Prefeed.

909. In honor of 2023, we’ll talk about writing dates. And then we talk about a fascinating study...

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World Cup Words. The Origin of Toasting. Says.

908. You had word-related questions after watching the World Cup. We have answers! And for the...

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Goblin Mode, Woman, & More. Words of the Year, with Kory Stamper

907. The fabulous Kory Stamper, author of "Word by Word," joins me this week to talk about words...

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The Wonderful Words of Christmas

906.  A'wassailing. Noel. Mistletoe. Trolling the ancient Yuletide carol, and more. We look into...

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We found the book!

905.  Bonus Episode! You helped solve the mystery of my father's favorite childhood book. I also...

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What's a Honeyfuggler? 'Through' vs. 'Throughout.' Arriversary.

903.  "Through" and "throughout" may seem interchangeable, but they're not. We have some creative...

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A Strange Use of 'Said.' Kith and Kin. New Scrabble Words!

903. A listener heard some jargon, and then got annoyed by "said" jargon, so we explored why....

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Why Today's 'Thank You' Is Different from an Ancient 'Thank You.' Gerunds.

902. Language reflects culture, so it's no surprise that giving thanks hundreds of years ago was...

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WWII Words. A 'bit' of an Issue. Kleenex.

901. WWII spawned a bunch of new words, including "boffin" and "bonkers." We'll look into the...

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The Medieval Origins of the @ Symbol. Hyphens in Dual-Heritage Terms. Pitch.

900. The story of the @ symbol is much bigger than email. In fact, it was used for hundreds of...

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The Difference Between Magic and Magick. Some Fascinating Spooky Words. Holy Fagachi!

899. Believe it or not, "magick" isn't just a funky way of spelling "magic." The two spellings...

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Randall Munroe of xkcd: Language Chat and Weird Bee Laws.

898. Randall Munroe joined me this week to talk about his language-themed xkcd cartoons, his...

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The Subconscious Rules of Conversation. The Double-Word Problem. Cookie Fish.

897. Have you ever written yourself into a "that that" or a "had had" situation and wondered how...

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Wick-ED Fun Pronunciations. Deviled Eggs.

896. If you've ever wondered why we pronounce the "-ed" at the end of "wicked" (and "jagged,"...

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When Is a Man a Widow? Where Do We Get the Word 'Blurb'? Sci-Fi Versus Fantasy. Bert and Ernie.

895. A listener asked why he's hearing people refer to men as "widows," and we found a surprising...

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Mood & Atmosphere in Fiction. An Interview with Joshua Essoe

894. Whether you're getting ready for National Novel Writing Month or just want to watch movies...

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