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Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing podcast

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Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

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Five-time winner of Best Education Podcast in the Podcast Awards. Grammar Girl provides short, friendly tips to improve your writing and feed your love of the English language. Whether English is your first language or your second language, these grammar, punctuation, style, and business tips will make you a better and more successful writer. Grammar Girl is a Quick and Dirty Tips podcast.

Five-time winner of Best Education Podcast in the Podcast Awards. Grammar Girl provides short, friendly tips to improve your writing and feed your love of the English language. Whether English is your first language or your second language, these grammar, punctuation, style, and business tips will make you a better and more successful writer. Grammar Girl is a Quick and Dirty Tips podcast.

 

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#979

The 'sheeple' incident, with Stefan Fatsis

1141. We look at the controversy that caught Stefan Fatsis by surprise when he defined the... more

11 Dec 2025

25 MINS

25:27

11 Dec 2025

#978

The rise of the 'hamster wheel.' The many names of Santa Claus. Unattractive turtles.

1140. This week, we look at the difference between the modern phrase "hamster wheel" and t... more

09 Dec 2025

14 MINS

14:04

09 Dec 2025

#977

An inspiring tutor, 'New York System' hot dogs, and 'queen spotting.'

1139. In this bonus discussion with Martha Barnette back in March, we look at Martha's piv... more

04 Dec 2025

25 MINS

25:11

04 Dec 2025

#976

Why Brits eat biscuits and Americans eat cookies. Why brands keep nouning everything. Hamster alert.

This week, in honor of National Cookie Day, we look at the vocabulary split between Britis... more

02 Dec 2025

17 MINS

17:46

02 Dec 2025

#975

Rob Drummond on languaging and our fluid speaking identities

In this bonus conversation with Rob Drummond from back in June, he and I get into the fasc... more

27 Nov 2025

18 MINS

18:36

27 Nov 2025

#974

The sinful fork (and other dinner-table surprises)

1136. This week, we go full Thanksgiving, talking about the origin of butter knives, forks... more

25 Nov 2025

14 MINS

14:49

25 Nov 2025

#973

Why print dictionaries still matter, with Peter Sokolowski

1135. This week, we talk with Peter Sokolowski, editor at large at Merriam-Webster, about ... more

20 Nov 2025

35 MINS

35:31

20 Nov 2025

#972

Personification in language and AI. Dictums, maxims, and proverbs. Expensitive.

1134. This week, we look at the poetic power of personification (the language quirk that g... more

18 Nov 2025

17 MINS

17:26

18 Nov 2025

#971

The secret rules of crossword puzzles, with Natan Last

1133. This week, crossword pro Natan Last talks about his book "Across the Universe." We l... more

13 Nov 2025

29 MINS

29:16

13 Nov 2025

#970

How '23 skidoo' & 'at sixes and sevens' are related to '6-7.'

1132. This week, in honor of Dictionary.com choosing "6-7" as its Word of the Year, we loo... more

11 Nov 2025

18 MINS

18:09

11 Nov 2025

#969

What a ‘Science' magazine experiment says about the future of AI in journalism, with Abigail Eisenst...

1131. This week, we talk with ‘Science' magazine senior writer Abigail Eisenstadt about he... more

06 Nov 2025

23 MINS

23:53

06 Nov 2025

#968

What Roman togas have to do with today's elections. 'Home in' versus 'hone in.'

1130. This week, we look at words related to elections, and then I help you remember the d... more

04 Nov 2025

16 MINS

16:05

04 Nov 2025

#967

Finding the true history of words, with Ben Zimmer

1129. This week, we talk with Ben Zimmer about the linguistic detective work of antedating... more

30 Oct 2025

26 MINS

26:52

30 Oct 2025

#966

‘Ghost words’ and their history. Rules for ‘between’ and ‘among.’ Wilsoning.

1128. This week, in honor of Halloween, we look at “ghost words” and phrases, from “ghost ... more

28 Oct 2025

14 MINS

14:02

28 Oct 2025

#965

How to be a ‘feisty freelancer,’ with Suzanne Bowness

1127. This week, we talk with Suzanne Bowness about creating a successful life as a writer... more

23 Oct 2025

28 MINS

28:09

23 Oct 2025

#964

Shakespeare's ‘wherefore’ and other false friends. The language of fear. A Tom.

1126. This week, we look at words for fear and why "wherefore" doesn't mean what many peop... more

21 Oct 2025

17 MINS

17:10

21 Oct 2025

#963

Why Q needs U and how hieroglyphics created our alphabet, with Danny Bate

1125. This week, we talk with linguist and author Danny Bate about his book, "Why Q Needs ... more

16 Oct 2025

37 MINS

37:49

16 Oct 2025

#962

The political, royal and obscene meanings of blue. The differences in ‘plumb’ and plum.’

1124. This week, we look at blue idioms, including the political history of "blue states,"... more

14 Oct 2025

15 MINS

15:10

14 Oct 2025

#961

The fight for the modern dictionary, with Stefan Fatsis

1123. This week, we talk with author and self-described “word freak” Stefan Fatsis about h... more

09 Oct 2025

32 MINS

32:52

09 Oct 2025