Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
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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.
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Dec 17, 2013 • 8min
394GG Hashtag Rap
Did Kanye West Coin the Term "Hashtag Rap"? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Dec 13, 2013 • 7min
393 GG Nonsense Syllables
Why we sing "fra la la" instead of "fa spla spla" Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Dec 6, 2013 • 6min
392 GG Orangehead
Why do we call people redheads instead of orangeheads? Guest writer Gretchen McCulloch has the amazing answer. Grammar Pop Winterfest is a new wintery edition of the original Grammar Pop iOS game. It has new winter art and all new sentences, and it's on sale for only 99 cents until December 15. Get it today! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Nov 28, 2013 • 7min
251 - What Is a Gerund?
What Is a Gerund? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Nov 22, 2013 • 6min
391 GG Scrabble Words
A fun romp through some quirky words you may see when you're playing Scrabble.
Remember to check out my new game, Grammar Pop, for your iPhone or iPad. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Nov 15, 2013 • 5min
390 - Passive Voice
Avoid one of the biggest passive voice mistakes! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Nov 7, 2013 • 7min
389 GG English Plurals: Wugs and Blicks
Your subconscious controls how you speak. We show why you already know how to make imaginary words such as "wugs" and "blicks" plural.
Try the new iPad and iPhone grammar game, Grammar Pop. It's in the App Store. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Oct 23, 2013 • 6min
388 GG Style Sheets
Don't make the mistake of treating your style sheet like a style guide.
The new grammar game, Grammar Pop, is now available for the iPhone. Look for it in the App Store and try it today! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Oct 14, 2013 • 11min
387 GG "Because" as a Preposition
What's up with sentences such as I didn't do my homework because Skyrim?
Try Grammar Girl's new iPad and iPhone game: Grammar Pop. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Oct 10, 2013 • 10min
386 - Negation in Night Vale
Welcome to Night Vale: Where even “not” isn’t what it seems. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
