Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

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1. Are you "pantless" or "pantsless"? Who (or what) is Beetlejuice?

   Udgivet: 5.11.2024
2. How linguists solve crimes, with Natalie Schilling

   Udgivet: 31.10.2024
3. From Guy Fawkes to Guido Fawkes. Tales from the crypt (and catacombs, mausoleums, and ossuaries). Taquitos

   Udgivet: 29.10.2024
4. The language of meetings, with Jim Slaughter

   Udgivet: 24.10.2024
5. Why don't we say 'I'm smarter than YOU'RE'? The language of fear. Catherineisms.

   Udgivet: 22.10.2024
6. Feeling stuck? Anne Lamott's here to kickstart your writing!

   Udgivet: 17.10.2024
7. Quack! What's a lame duck? A German punctuation kerfuffle.

   Udgivet: 15.10.2024
8. Can AI really write? A no-nonsense discussion, with Christopher Penn

   Udgivet: 10.10.2024
9. How to talk like a chef. The Michigander controversy. Jakey.

   Udgivet: 8.10.2024
10. How writers navigate failure and find success, with Jonathan Small

    Udgivet: 3.10.2024
11. From game boards to boardrooms. Commas with participial phrases. Gritties.

    Udgivet: 1.10.2024
12. From 'gobsmacked' to 'ginger': The British invasion of American English, with Ben Yagoda

    Udgivet: 26.9.2024
13. Why some verb sets are so odd (like 'go/went'). Corporate euphemisms. Goggy.

    Udgivet: 24.9.2024
14. What's new in the Chicago Manual of Style (18th edition), with Russell Harper and Mary Laur

    Udgivet: 19.9.2024
15. Do words like 'mandate' and 'cockamamie' come from words for men? Grammatical doppelgangers. A pair of teeth.

    Udgivet: 17.9.2024
16. What fiction writers know about avoiding stereotypes, with Alex Temblador

    Udgivet: 12.9.2024
17. 'Tea' or 'chai'? Why we misspeak. Fellatone.

    Udgivet: 10.9.2024
18. The language of liars. 'Legendary,' 'famous,' or 'notorious'? Fish shapes.

    Udgivet: 3.9.2024
19. Cat Idioms. 'Summerween' and other blends. Bankery

    Udgivet: 27.8.2024
20. Apostrophes have always been confusing. 'First' or 'firstly'? Trudy!

    Udgivet: 20.8.2024