Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

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1. Pedantic Nonsense Up with Which I Will Not Put! 'Discreet' or 'Discrete'?

   Udgivet: 24.6.2021
2. Starting a Sentence with a Conjunction: Right or Wrong? Good 'Subpar' and Bad 'Subpar.'

   Udgivet: 17.6.2021
3. How Long Is a Good Sentence? 'Cord' or 'Chord'? Grumple.

   Udgivet: 10.6.2021
4. What Made 'Friends' Funny. How Cicadas Got Their Name. Dog Replacer.

   Udgivet: 3.6.2021
5. Is 'Graduated College' Wrong? Five Wonderful Latin Phrases.

   Udgivet: 27.5.2021
6. 'Bring,' 'Take,' and 'Carry.' 'The Queen's Gambit.' Sweepy Thing.

   Udgivet: 20.5.2021
7. Writing Dialogue. 'Associate Degree' or 'Associate's Degree'? Wiffy.

   Udgivet: 13.5.2021
8. 'Ketchup' or 'Catsup'? How to Punctuate Questions. Gmoing Gmoing.

   Udgivet: 6.5.2021
9. What Does ‘Op-Ed’ Really Mean? The Perfect Paragraph Length. Items.

   Udgivet: 29.4.2021
10. The Intrusive "Of." What Makes English Weird.

    Udgivet: 22.4.2021
11. How to Write Faster. The Origin of the Odd Letter W

    Udgivet: 15.4.2021
12. 'Borrow' and 'Lend.' When to Use 'Nor.' Boncho.

    Udgivet: 8.4.2021
13. 1) Squirrelly Animal Verbs. 2) 'People,' 'Peoples,' and 'Persons': Why It Matters.

    Udgivet: 1.4.2021
14. A vast number of words have surprising origins. We talked about some today, including "scientist," "impressionist," "beatnik," and "paradigm."

    Udgivet: 25.3.2021
15. 'Normalcy' or 'Normality'? A Punctuation Question from a Famous Movie Line. Taco Cats.

    Udgivet: 18.3.2021
16. It's Not Just March. Other Months Have 'Ides' Too! Are You on the Pig's Back Today?

    Udgivet: 11.3.2021
17. 813 - The History of National Grammar Day. My Favorite Resources. Anniversity

    Udgivet: 4.3.2021
18. 812 - Kibosh. Sidekicks. Misolation.

    Udgivet: 25.2.2021
19. 811 - Inigo Montoya and Coining Phrases. 'Dose' or 'Dosage'?

    Udgivet: 18.2.2021
20. 810 - Words out of Time. Why 'OK' Is OK.

    Udgivet: 11.2.2021