Grammar Girl Quick And Dirty Tips For Better Writing

Gretchen McCulloch from the All Things Linguistic explains why Canadians don't say "aboot" and why most Americans think they do. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Language is changing but that doesn't mean you have to go with the flow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is Cash Money a Regional Expression? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why it’s hard to talk about substituting one thing for another without confusing people. Guest Writer: Neal Whitman Sponsor: AudiblePodcast.com/GG Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Hoax Behind Little Bunny Foo Foo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Great tales of English word evolution: From pantaloons to pants, caravan to van, and much more. Guest Writer: Bonnie Trenga Sponsor: http://FundAnything.com/peevewars Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How Literature Changes Your Brain for the Better. If you liked this podcast, check out our new show, The Savvy Psychologist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Units Of Measure: Feet, Ft., Lb., Degrees, and Percents Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why can we say "the Jefferson Airplane" but not "the Led Zeppelin"? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new study uncovered things that successful novels have in common. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What could this week’s topic be? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do I Hate Your Singing or You Singing? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How to mix quotation marks with other punctuation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did Kanye West Coin the Term "Hashtag Rap"? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why we sing "fra la la" instead of "fa spla spla" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why 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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What Is a Gerund? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.