Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
Five-time winner of Best Education Podcast in the Podcast Awards. Grammar Girl provides short, friendly tips to improve your writing and feed your love of the English language. Whether English is your first language or your second language, these grammar, punctuation, style, and business tips will make you a better and more successful writer. Grammar Girl is a Quick and Dirty Tips podcast.
Latest episodes
Feb 28, 2014 • 7min
405 - Is Cash Money a Regional Expression?
Is Cash Money a Regional Expression?
Feb 27, 2014 • 9min
404 - Why "Substitute" Is Weird
Why it’s hard to talk about substituting one thing for another without confusing people. Guest Writer: Neal Whitman Sponsor: AudiblePodcast.com/GG
Feb 22, 2014 • 5min
403 - Preventative and Orientate
Today, we’re going to talk about two cases in which English has two words that mean the same thing and whether one choice is better than the other. Preventative and preventive, and orient and orientate. Sponsor: Grammar Girl’s Peeve Wars. Visits FundAnything.com/peevewars to learn more.
Feb 21, 2014 • 9min
402 - Little Bunny Foo Foo
The Hoax Behind Little Bunny Foo Foo
Feb 14, 2014 • 5min
401 - How Clipping Creates New Words
Great tales of English word evolution: From pantaloons to pants, caravan to van, and much more. Guest Writer: Bonnie Trenga Sponsor: http://FundAnything.com/peevewars
Feb 9, 2014 • 5min
400 - How Reading Tickles Your Neurons
When you read about a character, in some ways your brain acts as though it thinks you ARE the character. It's amazing. Grammar Girl and the Savvy Psychologist explain how. Subscribe to the Savvy Psychologist's show at iTunes. Get the card game Peeve Wars at http://FundAnything.com/peevewars
Feb 7, 2014 • 6min
399 - Your Brain on Fiction
How Literature Changes Your Brain for the Better. If you liked this podcast, check out our new show, The Savvy Psychologist.
Jan 30, 2014 • 5min
071 Units Of Measure
Units Of Measure: Feet, Ft., Lb., Degrees, and Percents
Jan 24, 2014 • 9min
398GG Why Some Band Names Take "The" and Some Don't
Why can we say "the Jefferson Airplane" but not "the Led Zeppelin"?
Jan 16, 2014 • 7min
397 - Secrets of Bestselling Novels
A new study uncovered things that successful novels have in common.
