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Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for English

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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Split Infinitives. I Can't Even. Macken.

893. You may be surprised by the origin of the split infinitive "rule" and by the times they are...

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Why Some People Say 'Might Could.' The Spanish Influence on English. Mickle Story.

We recently got a question about why people use a type of double-verb construction, such as "We...

19:16

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Accent Hallucination. False Ranges. Thanks, Chris.

Your mind will be blown when you learn about accent hallucination. (Mine was!) And then we'll...

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What's up with Splooting? Capitalizing Titles. Momilltellya.

Splooting squirrels have taken the internet by storm. We look at where this fun word comes from...

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How Gendered Languages Are Changing. Jugopop.

This week we take a fascinating look at how highly gendered languages are dealing with the drive...

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How Using Pliers Improves Your Language. Weird Possessives. Ducky File.

An amazing study shows that tool use and language are connected in the brain and shows how using...

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A Riotous Good Time with Ellen Jovin of the Grammar Table

The delightful Ellen Jovin of the Grammar Table (you may have seen her sitting on the street...

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Ripe. Lede. Prevent. Awesome. Fulsome. MacGuffin. Daisy.

It's time for our quarterly listener question extravaganza! I answer your questions about the...

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Why Nobody Says 'You're Welcome' Anymore. Whose. Chimichanga.

People often ask why people say "no worries" or "no problem" instead of "you're welcome," and we...

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Code-Switching. Mignon Snaps Over Numbers. Foomp.

The numbers sections of style books finally pushed me over the edge, and I have some stories you...

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Surprising Words Related to 'Freedom.' Double Subjects. Foop.

For Independence Day, we look at the word "freedom" and the surprising words that came from the...

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'Ant' or 'Ahnt'? Capitalizing Cocktail Names. Archie Bunker.

What's up with the fancy-schmancy "ahnt" pronunciation of the word "aunt"? And why are the rules...

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The Many Meanings of 'Father.' How Watergate Changed English. Punim

"Father" as a word shows how we humans love to extend our metaphors. Did you know it was only...

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Are Wisdom Teeth Smart? Capitalizing Degree Names. Sussies 2

This week, we look at what makes wisdom teeth so smart, how to properly write the name of your...

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Whatever Happened to "Thou"?

In an age when eels were sometimes used as currency and castles pierced the sky, “thou” was all...

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How Spellers Tackle the 'Dreaded Schwa'

You'll never view spellers in the bee asking questions the same way again after you learn about...

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Why "'Em" Isn't Short for "Them." The Subjunctive. Sussies.

When you say "Go get 'em!" you think that's short for "Go get them," but you're wrong! We look at...

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