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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![071 Units Of Measure]()
071 Units Of Measure
30/01/2014 Duration: 04minUnits Of Measure: Feet, Ft., Lb., Degrees, and Percents
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![398GG Why Some Band Names Take The and Some Dont]()
398GG Why Some Band Names Take "The" and Some Don't
24/01/2014 Duration: 09minWhy can we say "the Jefferson Airplane" but not "the Led Zeppelin"?
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![397 - Secrets of Bestselling Novels]()
397 - Secrets of Bestselling Novels
16/01/2014 Duration: 07minA new study uncovered things that successful novels have in common.
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![396 GG Tenterhooks or Tenderhooks?]()
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![192 Do I Hate Your Singing or You Singing?]()
192 Do I Hate Your Singing or You Singing?
02/01/2014 Duration: 06minDo I Hate Your Singing or You Singing?
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![395 GG How to Use Quotation Marks]()
395 GG How to Use Quotation Marks
24/12/2013 Duration: 07minHow to mix quotation marks with other punctuation.
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![394GG Hashtag Rap]()
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![393 GG Nonsense Syllables]()
393 GG Nonsense Syllables
13/12/2013 Duration: 07minWhy we sing "fra la la" instead of "fa spla spla"
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![392 GG Orangehead]()
392 GG Orangehead
06/12/2013 Duration: 06minWhy do we call people redheads instead of orangeheads? Guest writer Gretchen McCulloch has the amazing answer. Grammar Pop Winterfest is a new wintery edition of the original Grammar Pop iOS game. It has new winter art and all new sentences, and it's on sale for only 99 cents until December 15. Get it today!
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![251 - What Is a Gerund?]()
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![391 GG Scrabble Words]()
391 GG Scrabble Words
22/11/2013 Duration: 05minA fun romp through some quirky words you may see when you're playing Scrabble. Remember to check out my new game, Grammar Pop, for your iPhone or iPad.
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![390 - Passive Voice]()
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![389 GG English Plurals: Wugs and Blicks]()
389 GG English Plurals: Wugs and Blicks
07/11/2013 Duration: 07minYour subconscious controls how you speak. We show why you already know how to make imaginary words such as "wugs" and "blicks" plural. Try the new iPad and iPhone grammar game, Grammar Pop. It's in the App Store.
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![388 GG Style Sheets]()
388 GG Style Sheets
23/10/2013 Duration: 05minDon't make the mistake of treating your style sheet like a style guide. The new grammar game, Grammar Pop, is now available for the iPhone. Look for it in the App Store and try it today!
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![387 GG Because as a Preposition]()
387 GG "Because" as a Preposition
14/10/2013 Duration: 10minWhat's up with sentences such as I didn't do my homework because Skyrim? Try Grammar Girl's new iPad and iPhone game: Grammar Pop.
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![386 - Negation in Night Vale]()
386 - Negation in Night Vale
10/10/2013 Duration: 10minWelcome to Night Vale: Where even “not” isn’t what it seems.
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![117 - Biweekly Versus Semiweekly]()
117 - Biweekly Versus Semiweekly
03/10/2013 Duration: 03minWhy "biweekly" can have multiple legitimate meanings. Check out the new word game Grammar Pop in the App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/grammar-pop-hd/id666851934?mt=8&uo=4&at=11l7m5
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![385 - Irony]()
385 - Irony
27/09/2013 Duration: 07minMore than five different types of irony? No wonder it's confusing! Guest writer Keith Houston, author of "Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols, and other Typographical Marks" helps us figure out irony.
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![384 - Homophones]()
384 - Homophones
19/09/2013 Duration: 06minWhich English homophones came from polysemy and which came from spelling variation? Try our new iPad game, Grammar Pop. If you like the Grammar Girl podcast, you'll love the game.
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![383 GG Could Care Less]()
383 GG Could Care Less
12/09/2013 Duration: 09minAn excerpt from Bill Walsh's book "Yes, I Could Care Less."
