Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

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Dec 17, 2015 • 10min

495 GG Pair. Misusing “So” and “Very.” Even Keel

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Dec 10, 2015 • 9min

494 GG Pair. Forensic Linguistics. In Cold Blood

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Dec 3, 2015 • 12min

493 GG Hoofs or Hooves? Color Phrases

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Nov 27, 2015 • 12min

492. GG. Blue. Kith and Kin

This week, we look at 10 different meanings of the word "blue," including two that are the opposite of each other, and we learn what "kith" means in "kith and kin." Happy Thanksgiving. Follow along on the website: 10 Meanings of 'Blue': http://j.mp/1T2oBOm Kith and Kin: http://j.mp/1jiXWjW Sponsors http://thirdlove.com/grammar http://sockfancy.com Use the code "grammar" If you're shopping at Amazon, we appreciate it when you use our link: http://quickanddirtytips.com/amazon Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Nov 12, 2015 • 9min

490 GG Formatting URLs in Text

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Nov 5, 2015 • 13min

489 GG Dialogue Tags. Writing Fight Scenes. NaNoWriMo

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Oct 29, 2015 • 12min

488 GG Hallowe'en. Apostrophes. The Garden Path

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Oct 22, 2015 • 10min

487 GG Wolf or Woof. Interrobang. Riding Roughshod

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Oct 15, 2015 • 12min

486 - Suffragette. Ginormous

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Oct 8, 2015 • 12min

485 GG Firstly. Exclamation Points. Leeway.

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