Grammar Girl Quick And Dirty Tips For Better Writing

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

An excerpt from Bill Walsh's book "Yes, I Could Care Less." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Find out which of these words is a preposition and which is a conjunction. Try Grammar Girl's new iPad game called Grammar Pop. You match words with their part of speech to pop clouds. You can also find Grammar Girl's books at http://j.mp/allGGbooks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The fascinating history of English prepositions (yes, really). If you are trying to learn about prepositions, try Grammar Girl's new iPad game called Grammar Pop. You match words with their part of speech, including prepositions. You can also find Grammar Girl's books at http://j.mp/allGGbooks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Prove you know your parts of speech with the new iPad game Grammar Pop. You don't have to know the difference between participles and gerunds to play, but if you're up to the challenge, it's there waiting for you! Look for Grammar Pop in the App Store. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who started it and why? Get Grammar Girl's books at http://j.mp/allGGbooks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learn how to use apostrophes by pondering a Victoria's Secret ad. Buy Grammar Girl's books: http://j.mp/allGGbooks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In honor of the new royal baby, more formally known as Prince George Alexander Louis, we're pondering a pompous pronoun choice known as the "royal we." Buy Grammar Girl's books at http://j.mp/allGGbooks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How English evolved to give us two indefinite articles (a and an), and the odd mix of possessive pronouns that don't quite match. Buy Grammar Girl's books: http://j.mp/allGGbooks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spoonerisms, Mondegreens, Malapropisms, and Eggcorns. Like the podcast? See Grammar Girl's books: http://j.mp/allGGbooks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How to Make Weird Product Names Plural Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Retronyms: Scourge of the Language or Helpful Tool? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How to Avoid a Common Comma Error: The Comma Splice Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why Aren't We Gruntled When We're Happy? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"I" is singular, so why do we say "I go" instead of "I goes"? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How to Use Hyphens. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John E. McIntyre, a veteran editor at The Baltimore Sun, shares pithy editing maxims from his new book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How Texting Is Changing English Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Moot isn't moot, but it can mean something different in Britain and the U.S. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Language of Crime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.