Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

782 Episoder

1. 789 - How to Make Your Readers Laugh. 'Whoa' or 'Woah'?

   Udgivet: 17.9.2020
2. 788 - Why 'Out of Pocket' Means Both 'Inappropriate' and 'Unavailable'

   Udgivet: 10.9.2020
3. 787 - Why We Associate Political Parties with the Colors Red and Blue

   Udgivet: 3.9.2020
4. 786 - 'Doomscrolling' (OK, Doomer). 'Each Other' or 'One Another'?

   Udgivet: 27.8.2020
5. 785 - 'Gantlet' or 'Gauntlet'? Do You Want to Say 'Had Went'?

   Udgivet: 20.8.2020
6. 784 - A Historical Tip for Remembering When to Use 'Historical.' Put More Thought into Your Punctuation.

   Udgivet: 13.8.2020
7. 783 - How Hurricanes Get Their Names. When You Should Avoid Using Contractions.

   Udgivet: 6.8.2020
8. 782 - What are those dots over letters? Why does 'money' have a plural, and how do you spell it?

   Udgivet: 30.7.2020
9. 781 - Blursday or Whensday? Middle Grade Versus Young Adult Fiction

   Udgivet: 23.7.2020
10. 780 - Which Comes First? Who or Where?

    Udgivet: 16.7.2020
11. 779 - How You Can Help the OED. Capitalizing 'Black.' How Playwriting Techniques Can Improve Your Writing.

    Udgivet: 9.7.2020
12. 778 - Do We Say 'Red Skies at Night, Sailor's Delight' Because of the Saharan Dust Plumes? Also, 'Yoiks!'

    Udgivet: 2.7.2020
13. 777 - How to Write Fight Scenes (and How to Get Started as a Fiction Editor)

    Udgivet: 25.6.2020
14. 776 - Why a Detective Searched for 'Clews' in a 1929 Novel. ‘Systemic’ or ‘Systematic’?

    Udgivet: 18.6.2020
15. 775 - Why We Talk About 'Bad Apples.' 'A Few' Versus 'a Couple'

    Udgivet: 11.6.2020
16. 774 - Roy Peter Clark on Civic Clarity

    Udgivet: 4.6.2020
17. 773 - Postal Zones. Reenter. Bougie.

    Udgivet: 28.5.2020
18. 772 - The History of ZIP Codes and Addresses (Plus How to Write Them)

    Udgivet: 21.5.2020
19. 771 - Writing Lessons from Bad Job Applications

    Udgivet: 14.5.2020
20. 770 - 'Muslim' or 'Moslem'? 'Fishfolk'? 'Fishist'? What Is the Gender-Neutral Term for 'Fisherman'?

    Udgivet: 7.5.2020