Synopsis
You'll get fun and friendly doses of writing advice in three short chunks: a Quick and Dirty Tip, a meaty middle, and a final tidbit. Grammar Girl covers everything from punctuation and grammar to style and voice. QuickandDirtyTips.com
Episodes
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495 GG Pair. Misusing “So” and “Very.” Even Keel
17/12/2015 Duration: 09minFollow along with the articles on the website: http://j.mp/QDTgrammar Recommended book: The Grammar Devotional Sponsors: http://mackweldon.com (20% off with the promo code "grammar") http://thirdlove.com/grammar (30 day free trial)
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494 GG Pair. Forensic Linguistics. In Cold Blood
10/12/2015 Duration: 08minFollow along on the website: http://j.mp/QDTgrammar Pair Forensic Linguistics In Cold Blood Sponsor: http://thirdlove.com/grammar Sponsor: http://SockFancy.com Use the code "grammar" for $10 off. Quick And Dirty Tips Amazon Affiliate Link. Start your shopping here to support the show: http://quickanddirtytips.com/amazon Grammar Girl's Books: http://j.mp/allGGbooks Grammar Pop iPad Game: http://bit.ly/14eeMDb
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493 GG Hoofs or Hooves? Color Phrases
03/12/2015 Duration: 11minFollow along on the website: Hoofs or Hooves? http://j.mp/1lyLAFV Color Phrases: http://j.mp/1NszDMS Sponsor: http://audiblepodcast.com/GG Recommended Book: The Red Queen's Run Support the show when you shop at Amazon: http://quickanddirtytips.com/Amazon Grammar Girl's AP Style Webcast: http://bit.ly/GrammarGirlAPStyle
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492. GG. Blue. Kith and Kin
27/11/2015 Duration: 12minThis week, we look at 10 different meanings of the word "blue," including two that are the opposite of each other, and we learn what "kith" means in "kith and kin." Happy Thanksgiving. Follow along on the website: 10 Meanings of 'Blue': http://j.mp/1T2oBOm Kith and Kin: http://j.mp/1jiXWjW Sponsors http://thirdlove.com/grammar http://sockfancy.com Use the code "grammar" If you're shopping at Amazon, we appreciate it when you use our link: http://quickanddirtytips.com/amazon
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490 GG Formatting URLs in Text
12/11/2015 Duration: 08minFollow along on the website: How to Format URLs: http://j.mp/1HIBW8x
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489 GG Dialogue Tags. Writing Fight Scenes. NaNoWriMo
05/11/2015 Duration: 12minFollow along on the website: Dialogue Tags: http://j.mp/1Q4HqCm Dialog or Dialogue? http://j.mp/1MbksDL Writing Fight Scenes: http://j.mp/1Mgc4pR Sponsor: http://AudiblePodcast.com/GG Amazon Affiliate Link: http://quickanddirtytips.com/Amazon
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488 GG Hallowe'en. Apostrophes. The Garden Path
29/10/2015 Duration: 12minFollow along on the website: Hallowe'en: http://j.mp/1k7T8yM Apostrophes: http://j.mp/1Ms9wH7 Garden Path: http://j.mp/1PTv9zH Sponsor: EverAlbum.com/grammargirl Amazon Affiliate Link: http://quickanddirtytips.com/amazon AP Style Webinar: http://bit.ly/GrammarGirlAPStyle
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487 GG Wolf or Woof. Interrobang. Riding Roughshod
22/10/2015 Duration: 10minFollow along on the website: Wolf or Woof: http://j.mp/1PFqnFX Interrobang: http://j.mp/1OQWQrY Riding Roughshod: http://j.mp/1jzyQOO EverAlbum http://everalbum.com/grammargirl Amazon Affiliate Link: http://quickanddirtytips.com/amazon Open Room Media Podcast: http://j.mp/OpenRoomMediaPodcast
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486 - Suffragette. Ginormous
15/10/2015 Duration: 11minFollow along on the website: Suffragette: http://bit.ly/1jruUj6 Ginormous: http://bit.ly/1R1M5SG Amazon Shopping Link: http://quickanddirtytips.com/amazon
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485 GG Firstly. Exclamation Points. Leeway.
08/10/2015 Duration: 11minFollow along on the website: First or Firstly? http://bit.ly/1MgTPMZ Exclamation Points: http://bit.ly/1GyzcKj Leeway: http://bit.ly/1VHTZaw http://QuickAndDirtyTips.com/amazon
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484 GG Mantel or Mantle? Bulleted Lists
01/10/2015 Duration: 08minFollow along on the website: 'Mantel' or 'Mantle'? http://bit.ly/1L5bN8A How to Format a Bulleted List: http://bit.ly/1j1P2bz Amazon Affiliate Link: http://quickanddirtytips.com/offers
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483 GG Sort, Kind, or Type? Homophones, Homographs, and Homonyms
24/09/2015 Duration: 06minFollow along on the website: Sort, Kind, or Type? http://bit.ly/1Fvq3a9 Homophones, Homographs, and Homonyms: http://bit.ly/1YCzN98 Amazon Affiliate Link: http://quickanddirtytips.com/offers
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482 GG Amused or Bemused. Being Bilingual. Positive Anymore.
17/09/2015 Duration: 18minFollow along on the website: 'Amused' or 'Bemused'? http://bit.ly/1KT1NkH Bilingual: http://bit.ly/1Ko9Lf2 Positive 'Anymore': http://bit.ly/1W4tWHe http://quickanddirtytips.com/offers
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481 GG And/Or. That Should Be a Word.
10/09/2015 Duration: 06minFollow along on the website: And/Or: http://bit.ly/1JT153a That Should Be a Word: http://bit.ly/1f59xlb Start your Amazon shopping from our link and help support the show: http://QuickAndDirtyTips.com/offers
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480 GG Matriculate. Diminutives. Crocodile or Alligator?
03/09/2015 Duration: 12minFollow along on the website: Matriculate: http://bit.ly/1oPSBkJ Diminutives: http://bit.ly/1Qaatld Crocodile or Alligator? http://bit.ly/1KsTHPu Sponsors: http://quickanddirtytips.com/offers http://audible.com/GG
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479 GG Scrabble in Different Parts of the World
28/08/2015 Duration: 13minScrabble in Different Parts of the World
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478 GG Why English Has Silent Letters
20/08/2015 Duration: 20minFollow along on the website: Fictitious Versus Fictional: http://bit.ly/1Nmnr0A Silent Letters: http://bit.ly/1hqOjQl Adult, Adolescent, Adultery: http://bit.ly/1KwPAvM Sponsor: http://edx.org/gg
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477 GG Scrabble Extravaganza
13/08/2015 Duration: 16minFollow along on the website: Scrabble Expert Interviews: http://bit.ly/1MqVrZF
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476 GG Zero Percent, Prefixes and Suffixes, Malapropisms
06/08/2015 Duration: 14minFollow along on the website: Zero Percent http://bit.ly/1Mnyu8v Prefixes and Suffixes http://bit.ly/1ejOkD3 Malapropisms: http://bit.ly/1eT5tDU Thanks to Audible for supporting our podcast. For a special summer promotion to encourage reluctant readers to embrace books, go to Audible.com/patterson
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281 How Do Words Get in the Dictionary?
31/07/2015 Duration: 06minFollow along on the website: How Do Words Get in the Dictionary? http://j.mp/1IHGSKr