Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

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1. Why singers lose their accents. Why the 'I before E' rule is weird.

   Udgivet: 6.8.2024
2. Why 'I' takes plural verbs. Making names that end in S, like Harris and Biles, possessive. Marinate.

   Udgivet: 30.7.2024
3. A brief history of English (aka when they spoke French in England). Killer death meat.

   Udgivet: 23.7.2024
4. The power of words: Conscious language, with Karen Yin

   Udgivet: 18.7.2024
5. How to write about zero. Are your emails accidentally rude? PAPST.

   Udgivet: 16.7.2024
6. AI: Friend or foe? A conversation with Martha Brockenbrough

   Udgivet: 11.7.2024
7. The unspoken rules of adjectives. The rise of 'yeah-nah.' Sundies

   Udgivet: 9.7.2024
8. Grammar Girl at 1000: Words, wisdom, and a dash of whimsy

   Udgivet: 4.7.2024
9. The birth of American English. How to recognize a phrasal verb. Cucka-nucka.

   Udgivet: 2.7.2024
10. Buying your hometown newspaper, with Samantha & Greg Enslen

    Udgivet: 27.6.2024
11. 'Which' versus 'that.' Words for walking. Bottleadammit.

    Udgivet: 25.6.2024
12. The Hidden Stories of African American English with Dr. Sonja Lanehart

    Udgivet: 20.6.2024
13. The art of punctuation and the charm of 'kerfuffle.' Nicing.

    Udgivet: 18.6.2024
14. Exploring the Language of 'Dune': An Interview with Kevin J. Anderson and Scott Brick

    Udgivet: 13.6.2024
15. The power of sign language in 'Dune.' The words we use for dad. Chee

    Udgivet: 11.6.2024
16. The crossword craze — now and then — with Ben Zimmer

    Udgivet: 6.6.2024
17. From 'dog' to 'hot dog.' The 'audience of one' trick. More on the long S. Footbridge.

    Udgivet: 4.6.2024
18. Why is this a question? with Paul Anthony Jones

    Udgivet: 30.5.2024
19. What is a Word? Target moments.

    Udgivet: 28.5.2024
20. How a special dictionary kept soldiers connected during WWII, with Peter Sokolowski

    Udgivet: 23.5.2024