Grammar Girl Quick And Dirty Tips For Better Writing

Wakandan, Groot, and more. The movies in the Marvel universe are filled with interesting real and made-up languages. Plus, did you know Easter and Passover are linguistically related? FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirl | Twitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirl | Facebook: http://facebook.com/grammargirl | Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl | Instagram: http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl | LINKS AND SPONSORS | http://bona.com/grammar | http://stamps.com code:GRAMMAR | Aspiration App | Grammar Girl's AP style webinar: https://www.ragan.com/rd/Z19TC02-MACMIL | GRAMMAR POP iOS GAME | Optimized for iPad: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopiPad | For iPad and iPhone: http://bit.ly/GrammarPop | GRAMMAR GIRL BOOKS | http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl-book-page | GRAMMAR GIRL IS PART OF THE QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS PODCAST NETWORK | VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some foods really do come from a certain city or region, others have names that are tied to the location but not in the way you think, and some are outright fakers. We get to the bottom of Brussels sprouts, Scotch eggs, Swedish meatballs, French dressing, and more. FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirl | Twitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirl | Facebook: http://facebook.com/grammargirl | Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl | Instagram: http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl | LINKS AND SPONSORS | Before Breakfast Podcast | Aspiration App | Grammar Girl's AP style webinar: https://www.ragan.com/rd/Z19TC02-MACMIL | GRAMMAR POP iOS GAME | Optimized for iPad: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopiPad | For iPad and iPhone: http://bit.ly/GrammarPop | GRAMMAR GIRL BOOKS | http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl-book-page | GRAMMAR GIRL IS PART OF THE QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS PODCAST NETWORK | VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL Hosted on Acas

Paying our taxes made us think about slang words for money, and all the upcoming religious holidays made us wonder which "god" words to capitalize. FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirl | Twitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirl | Facebook: http://facebook.com/grammargirl | Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl | Instagram: http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl | LINKS AND SPONSORS | Aspiration App DoorDash App. Code: GRAMMAR http://grammar.robinhood.com Grammar Girl's AP style webinar: https://www.ragan.com/rd/Z19TC02-MACMIL | GRAMMAR POP iOS GAME | Optimized for iPad: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopiPad | For iPad and iPhone: http://bit.ly/GrammarPop | GRAMMAR GIRL BOOKS | http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl-book-page | GRAMMAR GIRL IS PART OF THE QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS PODCAST NETWORK | VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There’s so much excitement about the 'Game of Thrones' finale that we just had to include a segment about on it this week’s show. Not just because we love dragons and swords—we do! — but because a core part of the series has been the languages the characters speak.FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL |YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirl |Twitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirl |Facebook: http://facebook.com/grammargirl |Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl |Instagram: http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl |LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl |LINKS AND SPONSORS |Grammar Girl's AP style webinar: https://www.ragan.com/rd/Z19TC02-MACMIL |GRAMMAR POP iOS GAME |Optimized for iPad: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopiPad |For iPad and iPhone: http://bit.ly/GrammarPop |GRAMMAR GIRL BOOKS |http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl-book-page |GRAMMAR GIRL IS PART OF THE QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS PODCAST NETWORK. |VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A listener asked why a sentence using the verb "witness" sounded weird, and we found a surprising answer.FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL |YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirl |Twitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirl |Facebook: http://facebook.com/grammargirl |Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl |Instagram: http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl |LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl |LINKS AND SPONSORS |LaVar Burton Reads http://www.levarburtonpodcast.com/ |Calm http://calm.com/grammar |INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABET |https://www.internationalphoneticassociation.org/sites/default/files/IPA_Kiel_2015.pdf |GRAMMAR POP iOS GAME |Optimized for iPad: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopiPad |For iPad and iPhone: http://bit.ly/GrammarPop |GRAMMAR GIRL BOOKS |http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl-book-page |GRAMMAR GIRL IS PART OF THE QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS PODCAST NETWORK. |VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Grant Faulkner's organization has worked with hundreds of thousands of writers, and he has some advice for you.FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL |YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirl |Twitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirl |Facebook: http://facebook.com/grammargirl |Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl |Instagram: http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl |LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl |LINKS AND SPONSORS |http://campnanowrimo.org |https://gastropod.com/ |INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABET |https://www.internationalphoneticassociation.org/sites/default/files/IPA_Kiel_2015.pdf |GRAMMAR POP iOS GAME |Optimized for iPad: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopiPad |For iPad and iPhone: http://bit.ly/GrammarPop |GRAMMAR GIRL BOOKS |http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl-book-page |GRAMMAR GIRL IS PART OF THE QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS PODCAST NETWORK. |VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A scene from "The Princess Bride" will help you understand the schwa. Plus, how one Scrabble tournament got out of hand.FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL |YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirl |Twitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirl |Facebook: http://facebook.com/grammargirl |Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl |Instagram: http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl |LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl |LINKS AND SPONSORShttp://capterra.com/grammar |INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABEThttps://www.internationalphoneticassociation.org/sites/default/files/IPA_Kiel_2015.pdf |GRAMMAR POP iOS GAME |Optimized for iPad: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopiPad |For iPad and iPhone: http://bit.ly/GrammarPop |GRAMMAR GIRL BOOKS |http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl-book-page |GRAMMAR GIRL IS PART OF THE QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS PODCAST NETWORK. |VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jennifer Miller and Jason Feifer, authors of "Mr. Nice Guy," talk about how the semicolon brought them together, how they wrangle working as a writing team, and more.FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL |YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirl |Twitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirl |Facebook: http://facebook.com/grammargirl |Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl |Instagram: http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl |LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl |LINKS AND SPONSORShttp://stamps.com (click the microphone and type in GRAMMAR) |http:// bona.com/grammar |Peeve Wars: https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/grammar-girl-s-peeve-wars |GRAMMAR POP iOS GAME |Optimized for iPad: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopiPad |For iPad and iPhone: http://bit.ly/GrammarPop |GRAMMAR GIRL BOOKS |http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl-book-page |GRAMMAR GIRL IS PART OF THE QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS PODCAST NETWORK. |VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

British versus American spelling. FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirl | Twitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirl | Facebook: http://facebook.com/grammargirl | Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl | Instagram: http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl | SPONSORS AND LINKS | http://bona.com/grammar | http://grammar.robinhood.com | GRAMMAR POP iOS GAME | Optimized for iPad: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopiPad | For iPad and iPhone: http://bit.ly/GrammarPop | GRAMMAR GIRL BOOKS | http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl-book-page | GRAMMAR GIRL IS PART OF THE QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS PODCAST NETWORK. | VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What Is the Equinox? Is Irish the Same as Gaelic? |FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL |YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirl |Twitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirl |Facebook: http://facebook.com/grammargirl |Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl |Instagram: http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl |LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl |SPONSORS AND LINKS |http://bona.com/grammar |http://grammar.robinhood.com |GRAMMAR POP iOS GAME |Optimized for iPad: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopiPad |For iPad and iPhone: http://bit.ly/GrammarPop |GRAMMAR GIRL BOOKS |http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl-book-page |GRAMMAR GIRL IS PART OF THE QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS PODCAST NETWORK. |VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we investigate the origin of "red tape" and other "red" idioms.FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRLYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirlTwitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirlFacebook: http://facebook.com/grammargirlPinterest: http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirlInstagram: http://instagram.com/thegrammargirlLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girlSPONSORS AND LINKShttp://calm.com/grammarGRAMMAR POP iOS GAMEOptimized for iPad: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopiPadFor iPad and iPhone: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopGRAMMAR GIRL BOOKShttp://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl-book-pageGRAMMAR GIRL IS PART OF THE QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS PODCAST NETWORK.VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Faith and begorrah, we have Irish phrases for St. Patrick's Day! Plus, a listener asks whether it's wrong to say "these ones" and "those ones." FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirl Twitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirl Facebook: http://facebook.com/grammargirl Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl Instagram: http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl SPONSORS AND LINKS ThirdLove: http://thirdlove.com/grammar (for 15% off your first order) Enter the 300 Million Download Contest: https://read.macmillan.com/promo/grammargirlcontest3002019/ GRAMMAR POP iOS GAME Optimized for iPad: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopiPad For iPad and iPhone: http://bit.ly/GrammarPop GRAMMAR GIRL BOOKS http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl-book-page GRAMMAR GIRL IS PART OF THE QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS PODCAST NETWORK. VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRLYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirlTwitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirlFacebook: http://facebook.com/grammargirlPinterest: http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirlInstagram: http://instagram.com/thegrammargirlLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girlGRAMMAR POP iOS GAMEOptimized for iPad: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopiPadFor iPad and iPhone: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopGRAMMAR GIRL BOOKShttp://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl-book-pageGRAMMAR GIRL IS PART OF THE QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS PODCAST NETWORK.VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's Grammar Girl podcast, we talk about why double negatives aren't always wrong. You just need to be careful with them.FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRLYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirlTwitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirlFacebook: http://facebook.com/grammargirlPinterest: http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirlInstagram: http://instagram.com/thegrammargirlLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girlSPONSORS AND LINKSEnter the 300 Million Download Contest: https://read.macmillan.com/promo/grammargirlcontest3002019/GRAMMAR POP iOS GAMEOptimized for iPad: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopiPadFor iPad and iPhone: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopGRAMMAR GIRL BOOKShttp://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl-book-pageGRAMMAR GIRL IS PART OF THE QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS PODCAST NETWORK.VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mignon and Neal talk about language influencing memory, OFOM, university language programs, and more.FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRLYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirlTwitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirlFacebook: http://facebook.com/grammargirlPinterest: http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirlInstagram: http://instagram.com/thegrammargirlLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girlSPONSORS AND LINKSEnter the 300 Million Download Contest: https://read.macmillan.com/promo/grammargirlcontest3002019/Bombas: http://bombas.com/grammar (for 20% off your first purchase)GRAMMAR POP iOS GAMEOptimized for iPad: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopiPadFor iPad and iPhone: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopGRAMMAR GIRL BOOKShttp://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl-book-pageGRAMMAR GIRL IS PART OF THE QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS PODCAST NETWORK.VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New York Times bestselling author Benjamin Dreyer talks about his pet peeves, how he found his voice, why his book largely ignores AP style, and more.FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRLYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirlTwitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirlFacebook: http://facebook.com/grammargirlPinterest: http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirlInstagram: http://instagram.com/thegrammargirlLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girlSPONSORS AND LINKSCapterra: http://capterra.com/grammarNative: http://nativedeodorant.com code GRAMMARAP Style Webinar: http://ow.ly/1Z7030nuTU0Grammar Girl Listener Survey: http://bit.ly/grammargirlsurveyGRAMMAR POP iOS GAMEOptimized for iPad: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopiPadFor iPad and iPhone: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopGRAMMAR GIRL BOOKShttp://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl-book-pageGRAMMAR GIRL IS PART OF THE QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS PODCAST NETWORK.VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does the "D" in "D-Day" mean? What makes a salad-salad different from a plain old salad?FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRLYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirlTwitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirlFacebook: http://facebook.com/grammargirlPinterest: http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirlInstagram: http://instagram.com/thegrammargirlLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girlLINKS AND SPONSORSUnknown History podcastTales podcastAP Style Webinar: http://ow.ly/1Z7030nuTU0Grammar Girl Listener Survey: http://bit.ly/grammargirlsurveyGRAMMAR POP iOS GAMEOptimized for iPad: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopiPadFor iPad and iPhone: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopGRAMMAR GIRL BOOKShttp://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl-book-pageGRAMMAR GIRL IS PART OF THE QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS PODCAST NETWORK.VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When to use "racket" and "racquet," never forget how to spell "bureaucracy" again, the origin of winter storm words. FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirl Twitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirl Facebook: http://facebook.com/grammargirl Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl Instagram: http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl SPONSORS AND LINKS Robinhood: http://grammar.robinhood.com Babbel: http://babbel.com Josie and Johnny Are Having a Baby With You AP Style Webinar: http://ow.ly/1Z7030nuTU0 Grammar Girl Listener Survey: http://bit.ly/grammargirlsurvey GRAMMAR POP iOS GAME Optimized for iPad: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopiPad For iPad and iPhone: http://bit.ly/GrammarPop GRAMMAR GIRL BOOKS http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl-book-page GRAMMAR GIRL IS PART OF THE QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS PODCAST NETWORK. VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mignon and Paula Brackston (author of "The Witch's Daughter" and "The Little Shop of Found Things") talk about how Paula picks her characters’ names, how she uses language to set a tone, and how she juggles working on multiple books at once.FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRLYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirlTwitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirlFacebook: http://facebook.com/grammargirlPinterest: http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirlInstagram: http://instagram.com/thegrammargirlLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girlLINKSPaula Brackston's Website: http://www.paulabrackston.com/AP Style Webinar: http://ow.ly/1Z7030nuTU0Grammar Girl Listener Survey: http://bit.ly/grammargirlsurveyGRAMMAR POP iOS GAMEOptimized for iPad: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopiPadFor iPad and iPhone: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopGRAMMAR GIRL BOOKShttp://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl-book-pageGRAMMAR GIRL IS PART OF THE QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS PODCAST NETWORK.VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p

Why do people say "irregardless" and where do we get words like "sleuth," "red herring," and "gumshoe"?FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRLYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirlTwitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirlFacebook: http://facebook.com/grammargirlPinterest: http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirlInstagram: http://instagram.com/thegrammargirlLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girlSPONSORS AND LINKSMythology Podcast: http://parcast.com/mythologyThirdLove: http://thirdlove.com/grammarAP Style Webinar: http://ow.ly/1Z7030nuTU0Grammar Girl Listener Survey: http://bit.ly/grammargirlsurveyGRAMMAR POP iOS GAMEOptimized for iPad: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopiPadFor iPad and iPhone: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopGRAMMAR GIRL BOOKShttp://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl-book-pageGRAMMAR GIRL IS PART OF THE QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS PODCAST NETWORK.VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.