Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

782 Episoder

1. 809 - Rethink Descriptions Like 'Diabetic.' The Wonderful World of Italics,

   Udgivet: 4.2.2021
2. 808 - 6 Latin Abbreviations You Should Know. 'Imply' or 'Infer'?

   Udgivet: 28.1.2021
3. 807 - Why We Call Them Sea 'Shanties.' A Trick to Remember How to Spell 'Conscience'

   Udgivet: 21.1.2021
4. 806 - Why You Should Try Fanfiction. How to Find Tricky Pronunciations.

   Udgivet: 14.1.2021
5. 805 - 'Acedia': the lost name for the emotion we're all feeling right now

   Udgivet: 7.1.2021
6. 804 - Another Think/Thing Coming. 'Sanction,' 'Cleave,' 'Dust,' and More

   Udgivet: 31.12.2020
7. 803 - Pandemic, COVID, anderhalvemetersamenleving: 2020 Words of the Year

   Udgivet: 24.12.2020
8. 802 - Brandon Sanderson on Writing, Character and Place Names, and the Future

   Udgivet: 17.12.2020
9. 801 - How to Get Your 'Just Deserts.' Comma After 'But'? Why?

   Udgivet: 10.12.2020
10. 800 - What Did You Step On? And Is That a Desert or a Dessert?

    Udgivet: 3.12.2020
11. 799 - What 'Whence' Has to Do with 'Where Are You At?' 'Regime' or 'Regimen'?

    Udgivet: 26.11.2020
12. 798 - Why 'Hilarious' Is Funnier than 'Hysterical.' How to Start a Novel.

    Udgivet: 19.11.2020
13. 797 - Why Dickens' Character Names Are So Revealing. 'Continual' or 'Continuous'?

    Udgivet: 12.11.2020
14. 796 - What Is a 'Crony'? Why Doesn’t 'Veterans Day' Have an Apostrophe?

    Udgivet: 6.11.2020
15. 795 - Why People Use Scare Quotes. 'Dialog' or 'Dialogue'?

    Udgivet: 29.10.2020
16. 794 - Create Characters as Great as Hamlet. How to Format Internal Dialogue

    Udgivet: 22.10.2020
17. 793 - Why Journalists Use Misspellings Like 'Lede' and 'Spox'

    Udgivet: 15.10.2020
18. 792 - A Totally, Like, Bitchin' Podcast About 'Like'

    Udgivet: 8.10.2020
19. 791 - 'Although' Versus 'While.' Why We Write with Cliches (and How to Stop)

    Udgivet: 1.10.2020
20. 790 - 'Laureate' Is Good. Why Is 'Resting on Your Laurels' Bad? 'Smarmy.'

    Udgivet: 24.9.2020