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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412 - Can I Help Who's Next?
18/04/2014 Duration: 07minNeal Whitman addresses some annoying phrases you hear in stores and restaurants, such as "Can I help who's next?" and "Did you want cream in your coffee?" Find out why people say such things.
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410GG Just Because
30/03/2014 Duration: 06minIt's tricky to pick apart the grammar of a sentence such as "Just because you’re correct doesn’t mean you’re not annoying." Guest writer Neal Whitman explains why such sentences work and what they really mean.
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408 - Why We Don't End Sentences With "You're"
21/03/2014 Duration: 06minSome words have strong forms, weak forms, and even weaker forms.
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407GG Why Canadians Don't Really Say "Aboot"
13/03/2014 Duration: 07minGretchen McCulloch from the All Things Linguistic explains why Canadians don't say "aboot" and why most Americans think they do.
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406GG Begging the Question
07/03/2014 Duration: 04minLanguage is changing but that doesn't mean you have to go with the flow.
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405 - Is Cash Money a Regional Expression?
28/02/2014 Duration: 06minIs Cash Money a Regional Expression?
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404 - Why "Substitute" Is Weird
27/02/2014 Duration: 09minWhy it’s hard to talk about substituting one thing for another without confusing people. Guest Writer: Neal Whitman Sponsor: AudiblePodcast.com/GG
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403 - Preventative and Orientate
22/02/2014 Duration: 05minToday, we’re going to talk about two cases in which English has two words that mean the same thing and whether one choice is better than the other. Preventative and preventive, and orient and orientate. Sponsor: Grammar Girl’s Peeve Wars. Visits FundAnything.com/peevewars to learn more.
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401 - How Clipping Creates New Words
14/02/2014 Duration: 05minGreat tales of English word evolution: From pantaloons to pants, caravan to van, and much more. Guest Writer: Bonnie Trenga Sponsor: http://FundAnything.com/peevewars
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400 - How Reading Tickles Your Neurons
09/02/2014 Duration: 04minWhen you read about a character, in some ways your brain acts as though it thinks you ARE the character. It's amazing. Grammar Girl and the Savvy Psychologist explain how. Subscribe to the Savvy Psychologist's show at iTunes. Get the card game Peeve Wars at http://FundAnything.com/peevewars
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399 - Your Brain on Fiction
07/02/2014 Duration: 05minHow Literature Changes Your Brain for the Better. If you liked this podcast, check out our new show, The Savvy Psychologist.
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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 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
16/01/2014 Duration: 07minA new study uncovered things that successful novels have in common.
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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
24/12/2013 Duration: 07minHow to mix quotation marks with other punctuation.
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