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  1. How YouTubers' voices evolve, with Andrew Cheng2025/05/08
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  2. What dictionary labels tell us about words. Why we say 'mama'. DU, STU, and LO.2025/05/06
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  3. The secret to writing ‘the same but different,’ with Mary Robinette Kowal2025/05/01
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  4. 'Lit' vs. 'lighted.' The mysteries of the dollar sign. Redd up.2025/04/29
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  5. Ghostwriters, book deals, and AI: What you didn’t know about publishing, with Dan Gerstein2025/04/24
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  6. 'I.e.' versus 'e.g.' What Shakespeare actually added to English. Four schnitzels.2025/04/22
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  7. AI and the future of dictionaries, with Erin McKean2025/04/17
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  8. Better paragraph breaks. The story behind 'mad money' and 'pin money.' Bruce bad.2025/04/15
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  9. The future of editing jobs in the age of AI, with Samantha Enslen2025/04/10
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  10. How to write photo captions. The real difference between ‘immigrate’ and ‘emigrate.’ Ko Pha-ngan'd2025/04/08
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  11. The hidden techniques behind well-paced fiction, with Joshua Essoe2025/04/03
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  12. Why don't we say the L in 'walk'? Never use 'always.' PABST2025/04/01
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  13. Exploring slang, AI ghost words, and language change, with Heddwen Newton2025/03/27
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  14. What’s wrong with "'til"? Why tiny words control conversations. How many cookies?2025/03/25
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  15. The best punctuation book, period, with June Casagrande2025/03/20
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  16. Why we say ‘OK.’ How tea shaped English slang. Poetry winner2025/03/18
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  17. Behind the scenes of Wikipedia: editing, accuracy, and notability, with Jonathan Rick2025/03/13
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  18. How did our holidays become so 'corny'? Why do some words have accent marks in English? Cubby hole2025/03/11
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  19. Why kids can't read (and what we can do about it), with Kate Crist2025/03/06
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  20. The mystery of ‘it’ in English. The most dramatic moments in grammar history. Ghost Town Mad, the song2025/03/04
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  21. From 'Parasite' to 'Emilia Pérez': How movies shape language, with Andrew Cheng2025/02/27
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  22. Why Americans write 'canceled' but still write 'cancellation.' How printing history gave us 'fine print.' Fluff.2025/02/25
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  23. Writing Motivation Hacks, with Mary Robinette Kowal2025/02/20
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  24. Why we misuse ‘literally.’ How ham radio got its name. District2025/02/18
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  25. How to be a ghostwriter, with Dan Gerstein2025/02/13
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  26. Why some holidays have apostrophes. Why Californians say ‘the 405.’ MIGD2025/02/11
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  27. Word games and the joy of playing every day, with Lex Friedman2025/02/06
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  28. 'Toeing' the line. Metonymy versus synecdoche. Ghost town mad2025/02/04
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  29. Wordplay and cartoons: Inside the making of 'AB@C,' with Rob Meyerson and Dan Misdea2025/01/30
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  30. Does 'book-book' make sense? Fun words for jigsaw lovers. Chilly chickens.2025/01/28
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  31. The secret to writing a good memoir, with Wendy Dale2025/01/23
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  32. Quotation marks in 1906. Starting stories in the middle. Road trip words.2025/01/21
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  33. 'Rebel with a Clause,' the movie, with Ellen Jovin and Brandt Johnson2025/01/16
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  34. From "august" to "August." Why the union is always "strong." Nee nee2025/01/14
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  35. The psychology of fandom, with Jennifer Lynn Barnes2025/01/09
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  36. Does 'Wicked' have a grammar error? What is the 'neck of the woods'? To be Frances2025/01/07
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  37. The case of the mystery dialect, with Natalie Schilling2025/01/02
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  38. 2024 words of the year, with John Kelly2024/12/30
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  39. Twee pop, bumbershoot, amongst, and more, with Ben Yagoda2024/12/26
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  40. 'Home' for the holidays. False friends. Hello, Dentist.2024/12/23
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  41. Struggling with AI: Job loss, energy use, and more, with Christopher Penn2024/12/19
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  42. Why people say 'I mean ...' Missing pronouns. Cat-tracted.2024/12/17
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  43. Why the new CMOS is yellow. Pandemic collectors editions. And more2024/12/12
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  44. Positive 'anymore.' 'Wreaked' or 'wrought'? Seat of your pants. Pecan pie.2024/12/10
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  45. Making your own dictionary, with Erin McKean2024/12/05
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  46. Good first sentences. The language of 'Gladiator II.' Bear barber.2024/12/03
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  47. How to write about trademarks. Why we say 'thank you.'2024/11/26
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  48. Why one creative agency changed its stance on AI2024/11/21
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  49. Why children learn languages faster than adults. Are band names singular or plural?2024/11/19
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  50. 'Beer' words in the OED, with Fiona McPherson2024/11/14
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  51. 'Hanged' versus 'Hung.' Is 'pair' singular or plural? Fossilized phrases.2024/11/12
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  52. The psychology of writing bestsellers, with Jennifer Lynn Barnes2024/11/07
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  53. Are you "pantless" or "pantsless"? Who (or what) is Beetlejuice?2024/11/05
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  54. How linguists solve crimes, with Natalie Schilling2024/10/31
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  55. From Guy Fawkes to Guido Fawkes. Tales from the crypt (and catacombs, mausoleums, and ossuaries). Taquitos2024/10/29
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  56. The language of meetings, with Jim Slaughter2024/10/24
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  57. Why don't we say 'I'm smarter than YOU'RE'? The language of fear. Catherineisms.2024/10/22
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  58. Feeling stuck? Anne Lamott's here to kickstart your writing!2024/10/17
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  59. Quack! What's a lame duck? A German punctuation kerfuffle.2024/10/15
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  60. Can AI really write? A no-nonsense discussion, with Christopher Penn2024/10/10
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  61. How to talk like a chef. The Michigander controversy. Jakey.2024/10/08
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  62. How writers navigate failure and find success, with Jonathan Small2024/10/03
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  63. From game boards to boardrooms. Commas with participial phrases. Gritties.2024/10/01
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  64. From 'gobsmacked' to 'ginger': The British invasion of American English, with Ben Yagoda2024/09/26
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  65. Why some verb sets are so odd (like 'go/went'). Corporate euphemisms. Goggy.2024/09/24
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  66. What's new in the Chicago Manual of Style (18th edition), with Russell Harper and Mary Laur2024/09/19
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  67. Do words like 'mandate' and 'cockamamie' come from words for men? Grammatical doppelgangers. A pair of teeth.2024/09/17
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  68. What fiction writers know about avoiding stereotypes, with Alex Temblador2024/09/12
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  69. 'Tea' or 'chai'? Why we misspeak. Fellatone.2024/09/10
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  70. The language of liars. 'Legendary,' 'famous,' or 'notorious'? Fish shapes.2024/09/03
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  71. Cat Idioms. 'Summerween' and other blends. Bankery2024/08/27
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  72. Apostrophes have always been confusing. 'First' or 'firstly'? Trudy!2024/08/20
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  73. When to use 'the' before a noun. Why rhymes help us remember. Opening a lime.2024/08/13
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  74. Why singers lose their accents. Why the 'I before E' rule is weird.2024/08/06
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  75. Why 'I' takes plural verbs. Making names that end in S, like Harris and Biles, possessive. Marinate.2024/07/30
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  76. A brief history of English (aka when they spoke French in England). Killer death meat.2024/07/23
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  77. The power of words: Conscious language, with Karen Yin2024/07/18
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  78. How to write about zero. Are your emails accidentally rude? PAPST.2024/07/16
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  79. AI: Friend or foe? A conversation with Martha Brockenbrough2024/07/11
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  80. The unspoken rules of adjectives. The rise of 'yeah-nah.' Sundies2024/07/09
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  81. Grammar Girl at 1000: Words, wisdom, and a dash of whimsy2024/07/04
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  82. The birth of American English. How to recognize a phrasal verb. Cucka-nucka.2024/07/02
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  83. Buying your hometown newspaper, with Samantha & Greg Enslen2024/06/27
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  84. 'Which' versus 'that.' Words for walking. Bottleadammit.2024/06/25
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  85. The Hidden Stories of African American English with Dr. Sonja Lanehart2024/06/20
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  86. The art of punctuation and the charm of 'kerfuffle.' Nicing.2024/06/18
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  87. Exploring the Language of 'Dune': An Interview with Kevin J. Anderson and Scott Brick2024/06/13
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  88. The power of sign language in 'Dune.' The words we use for dad. Chee2024/06/11
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  89. The crossword craze — now and then — with Ben Zimmer2024/06/06
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  90. From 'dog' to 'hot dog.' The 'audience of one' trick. More on the long S. Footbridge.2024/06/04
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  91. Why is this a question? with Paul Anthony Jones2024/05/30
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  92. What is a Word? Target moments.2024/05/28
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  93. How a special dictionary kept soldiers connected during WWII, with Peter Sokolowski2024/05/23
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  94. Why some sentences have double subjects. The story behind the old F-like letter S. Schwen schwen on dill.2024/05/21
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  95. Efficiency hacks for writers and editors with Erin Brenner2024/05/16
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  96. We found the story behind "whim wham for a mucket"!2024/05/14
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  97. Words, coffee, and urban planning: Eli Burnstein on the Dictionary of Fine Distinctions2024/05/09
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  98. Skunked words. The power of pronouns. Quigleys2024/05/07
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  99. Air worms and fire breathing dragons: Old English animal stories with Hana Videen2024/05/02
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  100. When (and How) Should You Cite AI? 'Critters,' 'Varmints,' and Beyond. Choobers.2024/04/30
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  101. Exploring the 'Funnest' Parts of Language with Anne Curzan2024/04/25
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  102. The birth of punctuation: from oral traditions to silent reading. Noun clusters. A wing wang in a mucket.2024/04/23
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  103. How to become a supercommunicator, with Charles Duhigg2024/04/18
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  104. Big changes in Associated Press style. The 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' finale was catawampus. Bappy2024/04/16
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  105. Pet-Speak: From Meowlogisms to Zoomies. 'Imply' or 'Infer'?2024/04/09
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  106. You love to read. Could you narrate?2024/04/02
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  107. Memory, Aging, and the Lingering 'Anyways'2024/03/26
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  108. A nuclear win at the Oscars. CamelCase. One clo.2024/03/19
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  109. From grunts to grammar. The Irish 'after doing.' The winning NGD poem!2024/03/12
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  110. Where did our language start?2024/03/05
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  111. 'Addictive' or 'addicting'? Types of nouns. Folley2024/02/27
  112. Tracing the origins of Miami's new English. Why it's not a 'gumballs' machine. Embassy Sweets.2024/02/20
  113. Taylor Swift Doesn't Need Your Grammatical Approval. In Love. Foil Lump Surprise.2024/02/13
  114. 'A' versus 'an.' 'Larruping' rides again. Euonyms. Flavoring.2024/02/06
  115. From 'hwhat' to 'what': Tracing a letter's disappearing act. Barkhouse.2024/01/30
  116. The listener show! (canceled, think, lettuce, funnily, episode numbers, at about, mangos, musgos)2024/01/23
  117. Technology changes how we write. Who was the first Goody Two Shoes?2024/01/16
  118. More than fluff: Understanding 'needless' words. Larruping. Chicken surprise.2024/01/09
  119. The psychology (and language) of time. Commas are like people on the subway. Fox chores.2024/01/02
  120. A rizzy word-of-the-year chat (with Jess Zafarris)2023/12/26
  121. Why English has silent letters. Dayjamas.2023/12/26
  122. The special sauce of human language. Gotten. NATO alphabet. A1 sauce.2023/12/19
  123. What's the difference between Hispanic, Chicano, Latino, Latinx, and Latine? Can something 'grow' smaller? Musko.2023/12/12
  124. When does a house become a mansion? Giving someone house.2023/12/05
  125. From metal type to metaphor: printing terms that extended their reach. The positive 'anymore.' Gigglemare.2023/11/28
  126. Why is Black Friday black? The NATO alphabet. Byeloveyou.2023/11/21
  127. The science of the plot twist. Irregardless. Spug.2023/11/14
  128. Omnishambles! Military slang across the pond (interview with Ben Yagoda)2023/11/07
  129. Cliches. Organic. Bully pulpit. Fimfy.2023/10/31
  130. The dark histories behind your favorite scary words, with Jess Zafarris2023/10/24
  131. Namesake. Commentate. Sprigly2023/10/17
  132. How to write great topic sentences. Fanilects. Throwawayable.2023/10/10
  133. When 'nice' was bad and 'bully' was good. Is 'preorder' redundant? High-intensity transformer.2023/10/03
  134. Think faster and talk smarter. Tips from Matt Abrahams that will make you a better writer and speaker2023/09/26
  135. Did Disney nail the pronunciation of 'Caribbean'? How to write equations. Chuther.2023/09/19
  136. Asking experts about language (interview with Steve Kleinedler, former executive editor of the American Heritage Dictionary Usage Panel)2023/09/12
  137. When you shouldn't 'write tight.' 'Behead' versus 'decapitate.' YesHony.2023/09/05
  138. Say hwat?! 'Anxious' versus 'eager.' Pink stein.2023/08/29
  139. The wonders of the 'a-' prefix in English. 'Personal' versus 'personnel.'2023/08/22
  140. Hilarious typos (and how to avoid them). Why do we 'take' a walk?2023/08/15
  141. Have you ridden an acoustic bike lately? Write it tight.2023/08/08
  142. Did you know that on US Army bases, soldiers get a tattoo every day? Keep writing.2023/08/01
  143. People have ~feelings~ about the exclamation point (Florence Hazrat interview)2023/07/25
  144. 15 years of podcasting with Money Girl and Nutrition Diva2023/07/21
  145. 'Less' versus 'fewer.' Fun names for fingers. Scunscreen.2023/07/18
  146. 'Inspirational' or 'aspirational'? The surprising dangers of ChatGPT. Spaghetto.2023/07/11
  147. Phrasal verb mysteries and minced oath origins. Night water.2023/07/04
  148. Unlocking the mystery of 'ever words' and Latin abbreviations. Juna.2023/06/27
  149. Why words can suddenly look unrecognizable. Learn to love the full stop. Marley.2023/06/20
  150. Imagine life as a fiction editor (interview with Amy Schneider, author of the Chicago Guide to Copy Editing Fiction)2023/06/13
  151. Darth Vader and the word 'father.' Comparatives and superlatives. Pritinear.2023/06/06
  152. TV changes how you use language. When to use (and not use) 'more' and 'most'2023/05/30
  153. Why the heck does 'score' mean 20? How we subconsciously know how to pronounce different plurals.2023/05/23
  154. Why English is the best language for Wordle, with Lynne Murphy2023/05/16
  155. It's all uphill from here (or is that downhill?). Eating like a pig (animal idioms).2023/05/09
  156. What's wrong with 'there are' sentences? 5 fun facts about Spanish for Cinco de Mayo2023/05/02
  157. Have you begged the question lately? What kind of learning is best: online, remote, distance, or virtual?2023/04/25
  158. What we get wrong about 'um' and 'uh,' with Valerie Fridland2023/04/18
  159. 5 things every writer wants to learn, with Roy Peter Clark2023/04/11
  160. Killer bunnies in medieval manuscripts. The strange rules of 'dozen.'2023/04/04
  161. The Rosetta Stone and taxes. Is your sufficiency suffonsified?2023/03/28
  162. Why we have both 'a' and 'an.' What does it mean to be lonely? Sufficiency.2023/03/21
  163. How 'napron' became 'apron' (and what that has to do with newts). 'Ahold' or 'a hold'?2023/03/14
  164. Why do people 'drop' a new single? How to pronounce 'often.'2023/03/07
  165. How to actually improve your grammar. Why parallelism is important (and how to use it). Keycoos.2023/02/28
  166. How writing very short stories can improve all your writing (with Grant Faulkner)2023/02/21
  167. Language reveals universal truths about love. 'Wool sweater' or 'woolen sweater'? Grandmother crackers.2023/02/14
  168. Interview with a creator of 'Schoolhouse Rock'!2023/02/07
  169. What Does the AP Have Against France? Out Over Your Skis. Lands' End. Tolater.2023/01/31
  170. Teddy Bears. The Brothers Grimm. Danger Cluck.2023/01/24
  171. Weird punctuation with 'Jr.' Carl's Jr. Hockey.2023/01/17
  172. Inflation, quiet quitting, and "un-" words, like "undressed," that can have two meanings. Gotcha Day.2023/01/10
  173. How COVID Changed the Way We Think About Words. How to Write Dates. Prefeed.2023/01/03
  174. World Cup Words. The Origin of Toasting. Says.2022/12/27
  175. Goblin Mode, Woman, & More. Words of the Year, with Kory Stamper2022/12/20
  176. The Wonderful Words of Christmas2022/12/13
  177. We found the book!2022/12/06
  178. What's a Honeyfuggler? 'Through' vs. 'Throughout.' Arriversary.2022/12/02
  179. A Strange Use of 'Said.' Kith and Kin. New Scrabble Words!2022/11/25
  180. Why Today's 'Thank You' Is Different from an Ancient 'Thank You.' Gerunds.2022/11/18
  181. WWII Words. A 'bit' of an Issue. Kleenex.2022/11/11
  182. The Medieval Origins of the @ Symbol. Hyphens in Dual-Heritage Terms. Pitch.2022/11/04
  183. The Difference Between Magic and Magick. Some Fascinating Spooky Words. Holy Fagachi!2022/10/28
  184. Randall Munroe of xkcd: Language Chat and Weird Bee Laws.2022/10/21
  185. The Subconscious Rules of Conversation. The Double-Word Problem. Cookie Fish.2022/10/14
  186. Wick-ED Fun Pronunciations. Deviled Eggs.2022/10/07
  187. When Is a Man a Widow? Where Do We Get the Word 'Blurb'? Sci-Fi Versus Fantasy. Bert and Ernie.2022/09/30
  188. Mood & Atmosphere in Fiction. An Interview with Joshua Essoe2022/09/23
  189. Split Infinitives. I Can't Even. Macken.2022/09/16
  190. Why Some People Say 'Might Could.' The Spanish Influence on English. Mickle Story.2022/09/09
  191. Accent Hallucination. False Ranges. Thanks, Chris.2022/09/02
  192. 'Skrrt,' 'Bottle Episode,' 'Skeuomorphs' and more. An Interview with John Kelly of Dictionary.com.2022/08/26
  193. What's up with Splooting? Capitalizing Titles. Momilltellya.2022/08/19
  194. How Gendered Languages Are Changing. Jugopop.2022/08/12
  195. How Using Pliers Improves Your Language. Weird Possessives. Ducky File.2022/08/05
  196. A Riotous Good Time with Ellen Jovin of the Grammar Table2022/07/29
  197. Ripe. Lede. Prevent. Awesome. Fulsome. MacGuffin. Daisy.2022/07/22
  198. Why Nobody Says 'You're Welcome' Anymore. Whose. Chimichanga.2022/07/15
  199. Code-Switching. Mignon Snaps Over Numbers. Foomp.2022/07/08
  200. Surprising Words Related to 'Freedom.' Double Subjects. Foop.2022/07/01
  201. 'Ant' or 'Ahnt'? Capitalizing Cocktail Names. Archie Bunker.2022/06/24
  202. The Many Meanings of 'Father.' How Watergate Changed English. Punim2022/06/17
  203. Demonyms: Why People from North Carolina Are Called Tar Heels. 'Healthy' Versus 'Healthful.' Sussies 3!2022/06/10
  204. Are Wisdom Teeth Smart? Capitalizing Degree Names. Sussies 22022/06/03
  205. Whatever Happened to "Thou"?2022/05/27
  206. How Spellers Tackle the 'Dreaded Schwa'2022/05/20
  207. Why "'Em" Isn't Short for "Them." The Subjunctive. Sussies.2022/05/13
  208. Tomi Adeyemi: The Writing Life and Her New Writing Course.2022/05/06
  209. Scissors, Jeans, and Other Nouns That Are Always Plural. Flat Adverbs. Boteep.2022/04/28
  210. If Earth Looks Like a Blue Marble, Why Is Earth Day Associated with the Color Green? Also, 'Funnest.'2022/04/21
  211. You Know. Doppelganger. Trademarks. Funnily. Chicken Milk.2022/04/14
  212. I Cannot Tell a Lie (but I Can Mislead)! And Sometimes People Do It With Percentages.2022/04/08
  213. How Aphasia Causes Difficulty Speaking. Chairdrobe.2022/03/31
  214. Why Tired People Talk About Being 'Out of Spoons.' Why Nouns Are More Complicated Than You May Think.2022/03/24
  215. Barracking, Sheilas and Shouts: How the Irish Influenced Australian English2022/03/17
  216. The Oxford Comma. And Should You Start a Sentence with 'And'?2022/03/10
  217. Is 'Materiel' Just a Fancy Pronunciation of 'Material'? Are Binomials the Same Across Languages?2022/03/03
  218. Why Do We Cringe at 'Pepper and Salt'? Why 'Square' Is Uncool. Quickquish.2022/02/24
  219. What's Square About a Square Meal? How to Use Parentheses, Brackets, and Braces. Guck.2022/02/17
  220. Are People Using 'Commiserate' Wrong? The Origin of (the Word) 'Influenza.' Hersband.2022/02/10
  221. Do You Call In, Out, or Off Sick? How Kids Learn Language. Hexaboobiated.2022/02/04
  222. Tips for Learning a New Language: The Fluent Show2022/01/27
  223. Why 'Tiny' Sounds Smaller Than 'Huge.' Nixing the Horrid 'Of.' Kokopelli.2022/01/20
  224. 'Strollout,' 'Insurrection,' 'Yassify,' and Other Words of the Year for 20212022/01/13
  225. Cardsharp. The Old-New Singular 'They.' Grignug.2022/01/06
  226. Questions, Questions, So Many Questions!2021/12/30
  227. Is "Milk and Cookies" One Thing or Two? A New Language Term: The Santaback. Shoedabakers.2021/12/24
  228. How Lori Rader-Day Wrote a Historical Novel About War Evacuees in Agatha Christie's Vacation Home2021/12/16
  229. Pretending to Be British. How to Use Ellipses. Spiders.2021/12/09
  230. Shibboleth. Greeting Card Grammar. Bunkaree.2021/12/03
  231. How to Use a Semicolon, Amirite? Partu.2021/11/25
  232. Penultimate. Veni, Vidi, Vici. Smidge.2021/11/18
  233. New Words from WWII. How Places Like Featherstonehaugh Get Their Names. Uncoming.2021/11/11
  234. Editing an Anthology: 'Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed'2021/11/04
  235. Is That a Tombstone, Gravestone, or Headstone? Why Is the Sound of a Human Scream So Terrifying?2021/10/28
  236. Using Present Tense in a Story About the Past. Beck and Call. Tie-Dye Trees.2021/10/21
  237. Surprise! These Names Are Trademarks. How to Write 'Dos and Don'ts' (or Is That 'Do's and Don'ts'?). Wording Your Mixes.2021/10/14
  238. The Hedonometer and Your Feelings. What Does 'Schnozz' Mean?2021/10/07
  239. How Do You Pronounce 'Tomato'? Why Is 'Chiropractic' Singular. Fish.2021/09/30
  240. The Power of Very Specific Words, with Joel Schwartzberg2021/09/23
  241. How to Really Talk Like a Pirate. When Do You Need a Comma Before 'Because'?2021/09/16
  242. Why and When 'Very Unique' Is Wrong. Capitalizing 'Delta Variant' (or Not). Happy to You.2021/09/09
  243. Naked Idioms. Short-Lived. Capitalizing Earth. Hector Protector.2021/09/02
  244. The Origin of 'Honeymoon.' 'Where' Versus 'In Which.' Fevesteter.2021/08/26
  245. Weird Words for Alcohol. Starting a Sentence with 'However.' Fam-ished.2021/08/19
  246. How Storytelling Makes a Difference (and How to Do It Well)2021/08/13
  247. What's the Opposite of Deja Vu? Commas Between Adjectives2021/08/05
  248. The Best Stories from 15 Years of Grammar Girl2021/07/29
  249. What the Two Spellings of Stationary/ery Have to Do with Booksellers. Why Pronunciations Change.2021/07/22
  250. 'Fish' or 'Fishes'? Why Do We Call Out 'Nothing' as 'Bupkis'?2021/07/15
  251. 'If' Versus 'Whether.' Why We Say 'The Exception That Proves the Rule.'2021/07/08
  252. Trundle, Amble, Roam, and Shamble. How Some Preposition Use Has Changed Over Time.2021/07/01
  253. Pedantic Nonsense Up with Which I Will Not Put! 'Discreet' or 'Discrete'?2021/06/24
  254. Starting a Sentence with a Conjunction: Right or Wrong? Good 'Subpar' and Bad 'Subpar.'2021/06/17
  255. How Long Is a Good Sentence? 'Cord' or 'Chord'? Grumple.2021/06/10
  256. What Made 'Friends' Funny. How Cicadas Got Their Name. Dog Replacer.2021/06/03
  257. Is 'Graduated College' Wrong? Five Wonderful Latin Phrases.2021/05/27
  258. 'Bring,' 'Take,' and 'Carry.' 'The Queen's Gambit.' Sweepy Thing.2021/05/20
  259. Writing Dialogue. 'Associate Degree' or 'Associate's Degree'? Wiffy.2021/05/13
  260. 'Ketchup' or 'Catsup'? How to Punctuate Questions. Gmoing Gmoing.2021/05/06
  261. What Does ‘Op-Ed’ Really Mean? The Perfect Paragraph Length. Items.2021/04/29
  262. The Intrusive "Of." What Makes English Weird.2021/04/22
  263. How to Write Faster. The Origin of the Odd Letter W2021/04/15
  264. 'Borrow' and 'Lend.' When to Use 'Nor.' Boncho.2021/04/08
  265. Squirrelly Animal Verbs. 'People,' 'Peoples,' and 'Persons': Why It Matters.2021/04/01
  266. A vast number of words have surprising origins. We talked about some today, including "scientist," "impressionist," "beatnik," and "paradigm."2021/03/25
  267. 'Normalcy' or 'Normality'? A Punctuation Question from a Famous Movie Line. Taco Cats.2021/03/18
  268. It's Not Just March. Other Months Have 'Ides' Too! Are You on the Pig's Back Today?2021/03/11
  269. 813 - The History of National Grammar Day. My Favorite Resources. Anniversity2021/03/04
  270. 812 - Kibosh. Sidekicks. Misolation.2021/02/25
  271. 811 - Inigo Montoya and Coining Phrases. 'Dose' or 'Dosage'?2021/02/18
  272. 810 - Words out of Time. Why 'OK' Is OK.2021/02/11
  273. 809 - Rethink Descriptions Like 'Diabetic.' The Wonderful World of Italics,2021/02/04
  274. 808 - 6 Latin Abbreviations You Should Know. 'Imply' or 'Infer'?2021/01/28
  275. 807 - Why We Call Them Sea 'Shanties.' A Trick to Remember How to Spell 'Conscience'2021/01/21
  276. 806 - Why You Should Try Fanfiction. How to Find Tricky Pronunciations.2021/01/14
  277. 805 - 'Acedia': the lost name for the emotion we're all feeling right now2021/01/07
  278. 804 - Another Think/Thing Coming. 'Sanction,' 'Cleave,' 'Dust,' and More2020/12/31
  279. 803 - Pandemic, COVID, anderhalvemetersamenleving: 2020 Words of the Year2020/12/24
  280. 802 - Brandon Sanderson on Writing, Character and Place Names, and the Future2020/12/17
  281. 801 - How to Get Your 'Just Deserts.' Comma After 'But'? Why?2020/12/10
  282. 800 - What Did You Step On? And Is That a Desert or a Dessert?2020/12/03
  283. 799 - What 'Whence' Has to Do with 'Where Are You At?' 'Regime' or 'Regimen'?2020/11/26
  284. 798 - Why 'Hilarious' Is Funnier than 'Hysterical.' How to Start a Novel.2020/11/19
  285. 797 - Why Dickens' Character Names Are So Revealing. 'Continual' or 'Continuous'?2020/11/12
  286. 796 - What Is a 'Crony'? Why Doesn’t 'Veterans Day' Have an Apostrophe?2020/11/06
  287. 795 - Why People Use Scare Quotes. 'Dialog' or 'Dialogue'?2020/10/29
  288. 794 - Create Characters as Great as Hamlet. How to Format Internal Dialogue2020/10/22
  289. 793 - Why Journalists Use Misspellings Like 'Lede' and 'Spox'2020/10/15
  290. 792 - A Totally, Like, Bitchin' Podcast About 'Like'2020/10/08
  291. 791 - 'Although' Versus 'While.' Why We Write with Cliches (and How to Stop)2020/10/01
  292. 790 - 'Laureate' Is Good. Why Is 'Resting on Your Laurels' Bad? 'Smarmy.'2020/09/24
  293. 789 - How to Make Your Readers Laugh. 'Whoa' or 'Woah'?2020/09/17
  294. 788 - Why 'Out of Pocket' Means Both 'Inappropriate' and 'Unavailable'2020/09/10
  295. 787 - Why We Associate Political Parties with the Colors Red and Blue2020/09/03
  296. 786 - 'Doomscrolling' (OK, Doomer). 'Each Other' or 'One Another'?2020/08/27
  297. 785 - 'Gantlet' or 'Gauntlet'? Do You Want to Say 'Had Went'?2020/08/20
  298. 784 - A Historical Tip for Remembering When to Use 'Historical.' Put More Thought into Your Punctuation.2020/08/13
  299. 783 - How Hurricanes Get Their Names. When You Should Avoid Using Contractions.2020/08/06
  300. 782 - What are those dots over letters? Why does 'money' have a plural, and how do you spell it?2020/07/30
  301. 781 - Blursday or Whensday? Middle Grade Versus Young Adult Fiction2020/07/23
  302. 780 - Which Comes First? Who or Where?2020/07/16
  303. 779 - How You Can Help the OED. Capitalizing 'Black.' How Playwriting Techniques Can Improve Your Writing.2020/07/09
  304. 778 - Do We Say 'Red Skies at Night, Sailor's Delight' Because of the Saharan Dust Plumes? Also, 'Yoiks!'2020/07/02
  305. 777 - How to Write Fight Scenes (and How to Get Started as a Fiction Editor)2020/06/25
  306. 776 - Why a Detective Searched for 'Clews' in a 1929 Novel. ‘Systemic’ or ‘Systematic’?2020/06/18
  307. 775 - Why We Talk About 'Bad Apples.' 'A Few' Versus 'a Couple'2020/06/11
  308. 774 - Roy Peter Clark on Civic Clarity2020/06/04
  309. 773 - Postal Zones. Reenter. Bougie.2020/05/28
  310. 772 - The History of ZIP Codes and Addresses (Plus How to Write Them)2020/05/21
  311. 771 - Writing Lessons from Bad Job Applications2020/05/14
  312. 770 - 'Muslim' or 'Moslem'? 'Fishfolk'? 'Fishist'? What Is the Gender-Neutral Term for 'Fisherman'?2020/05/07
  313. 769 - Why Do We Say 'Cool Your Heels'? What's Up With 'Zhuzh'?2020/04/30
  314. 768 - Why Aren't We 'Whelmed'? And Cabin 'Fever,' Anyone?2020/04/23
  315. 767 - The semicolon is so much more interesting than you imagine2020/04/16
  316. 766 - 'Flaunt' and 'Flout.' 'Band Together.'2020/04/09
  317. 765 - Say No to Marshall Law. How 'Vaccine' Is Related to 'Cow.'2020/04/02
  318. 764 - Skeleton Crew. Hunker Down. Uncharted. Existential.2020/03/26
  319. 763 - How to Write Better Email. 'Pandemic' vs. 'Epidemic.' 'Canceled' vs. 'Cancelled.'2020/03/19
  320. 762 - How to Pronounce 'Celtic.' 'Whiskey' or 'Whisky'?2020/03/12
  321. 761 - Why It's Called 'Daylight Saving Time.' The Origin of the Word 'Woman.'2020/03/05
  322. 760 - What Is Genre. 'Bangs' Versus 'Fringe.'2020/02/27
  323. 759 - What Does ‛Mardi Gras’ Mean? "Drive to Work" Versus "Drive Home"2020/02/20
  324. 758 - Why 'XOXO' Means 'Hugs and Kisses'2020/02/13
  325. 757 - The days of the week are names you've known your whole life, but do you know their origin?2020/02/06
  326. 756 - High Odds or Low Odds?2020/01/30
  327. 755 - How to Write Anything2020/01/23
  328. 754 - The Tie Between Ann Landers and 'Could Care Less.'2020/01/16
  329. 753 - Take Heart! Here's Why You Still Have Time to Write Your First Novel2020/01/09
  330. 752 - Why Do Asian Languages Have So Many Different Scripts?2020/01/02
  331. 751 - Why Are There So Many Spellings for 'Hanukkah'? (Or Is That 'Chanukah'?)2019/12/26
  332. 750 - Pitch Black. Frankincense and Myrrh.2019/12/19
  333. 749 - How to Identify Your Main Point. It's Harder Than You Think!2019/12/16
  334. 748 - Your Language Affects Your Perception of Time. 'Star Wars' Languages.2019/12/12
  335. 747 - You Don't Have to Get Up on Stage for Improv to Boost Your Creativity2019/12/09
  336. 746 - How to Make Family Names Plural. How Come We Ask 'How Come?'2019/12/05
  337. 745 - 'More Than' Versus 'Over.' Is a Hamburger a Sandwich?2019/12/02
  338. 744 - Cold Turkey, Talk Turkey, and More. The Weird Origin of the Cornucopia.2019/11/28
  339. 743 - How to Get Your Characters Right (Especially When They Aren't Like You)2019/11/25
  340. 742 - Famous Quotations. Silent Letters.2019/11/21
  341. 741 - Behind the Scenes in Publishing.2019/11/18
  342. 740 - Do You Know When to Use Quotation Marks? Also, How to Create a House Style.2019/11/15
  343. 739 - The Problem with Sarcasm. Filthy Lucre.2019/11/11
  344. 738 - Can a Boy Raised by Wolves Learn to Speak Human Language? It Depends.2019/11/07
  345. 737 - Curtis Chen: Using NaNoWriMo to Kickstart Your Novel2019/11/04
  346. 736 - Ghastly Words for Ghosts. Quid pro Quo.2019/10/31
  347. 735 - Dave Itzkoff on Writing a Biography of Robin Williams2019/10/28
  348. 734 - Ghost Words2019/10/24
  349. 733 - Why People Hate Words Like 'Moist'2019/10/21
  350. 732 - How to Write a Conclusion. ‘Rebut’ or ‘Refute’?2019/10/17
  351. 731 - Compound Possession. 'Friday' or 'On Friday'?2019/10/14
  352. 730 - Turning a Podcast into a Novel: 'The Bright Sessions' to 'The Infinite Noise'2019/10/10
  353. 729 - Making Words That End in Y Plural.'Primer' Pronunciation.2019/10/07
  354. 728 - How English Words Came Into French After World War II2019/10/03
  355. 727 - The Quirky Australian 'Crime' Tense. 'Hopefully.'2019/09/30
  356. 726 - A Cup of Joe. ‘Smokey’ and ‘Smoky.’2019/09/26
  357. 725 - Interviewing, Story Structure, and Writing Tools with Jonathan Small2019/09/23
  358. 724 - Why Esperanto Is an Amazing Language. 'Fall' or 'Autumn'?2019/09/19
  359. 723 - Grammar Girl #723. Tips for Fact Checking. Why We Use the Term 'Watershed Moment.'2019/09/16
  360. 722 - 'Math' or 'Maths'? Irregular Verbs.2019/09/12
  361. 721 - Verbing Nouns. 'It Is I' or 'It Is Me'?2019/09/09
  362. 720 - Getting Your Tricky Conditionals Right. Wheelhouse.2019/09/05
  363. 719 - Why 'Literally' Doesn't Mean 'Literally' Anymore. Video Games for Language Learning.2019/09/02
  364. 718 - Writing Scripts and Speeches. Ask and Aks.2019/08/29
  365. 717 - Words that Sound Funny2019/08/26
  366. 716 - What's Up With Words That Are Spelled the Same but Sound Different?2019/08/23
  367. 715 - POV. Plus 'Tinderella,' 'phubbing,' and more words at the intersection of relationships and technology.2019/08/19
  368. 714 - Eponyms: Cardigan, Dunce, Quisling, and More.2019/08/16
  369. 713 - More Apostrophe Mayhem. Dyslexia Writing Tips2019/08/12
  370. 712 - Apostrophe Catastrophe. What (or Who) Is a Cipher?2019/08/08
  371. 711 - Misheard Song Lyrics and Eggcorns. The Ampersand.2019/08/05
  372. 710 - Vacay. Why Some People Call Green Peppers 'Mangoes'2019/08/01
  373. 709 - Surprise! The History of Semicolons Is Exciting.2019/07/29
  374. 708 - Why Alcohol Is 'Hard.' 'Phenomena' or 'Phenomenon'?2019/07/25
  375. 707 - How and Why the Internet Is Changing Language2019/07/22
  376. 706 - Sometimes It's Not a Bad Idea to Dumb Down Your Language.2019/07/18
  377. 705 - 'Blue Collar,' 'Bluestocking,' and 'the Blue Hair Brigade.' 'Oral' Versus 'Verbal.'2019/07/16
  378. 704 - Present Tense When Writing About Fiction. The Poop Emoji and Eggcorns.2019/07/11
  379. 703 - Why There Are 9 Different Ways to Pronounce the Letter T2019/07/08
  380. 702 - ‘All of a Sudden’ or ‘All of the Sudden’? ‘Baited’ or ‘Bated’ Breath?2019/07/04
  381. 701 - ‘Biweekly’ or ‘Semiweekly’? ‘Foward' and ‘Forward.’2019/07/01
  382. 700 - When to Capitalize 'Google.' Why Zero is 'Love' in Tennis.2019/06/27
  383. 699 - When to Capitalize Computer Terms. StetWalk2019/06/24
  384. 698 - 'Subpoena.' When To Capitalize 'The' in Titles.2019/06/20
  385. 697 - What Anyone Can Learn From the College Essay Process2019/06/17
  386. 696 - Hyphens in Ages. The Emphatic 'This.'2019/06/13
  387. 695 - 'Armageddon' or 'Apocalypse'? Numbers in Dialogue.2019/06/10
  388. 694 - Country Names and “The”: The Ukraine or Ukraine. Theater Idioms.2019/06/06
  389. 693 - What's Wrong with Saying Something Is 'Very Unique'?2019/06/04
  390. 692 - Godzilla, Cryptids, and Dilemma Comments.2019/05/30
  391. 691 - BONUS: Introducing Science Rules! with Bill Nye2019/05/27
  392. 690 - The Spelling Bee Kids2019/05/23
  393. 689 - More or most? Majority or plurality? The many (how many?) ways to describe amounts.2019/05/20
  394. 688 - Dangling Participles2019/05/16
  395. 687 - What It's Like to Be a Book Editor and Translator2019/05/13
  396. 686 - The 'Dilemma' Dilemma. 'Big Bang Theory" Words and Language.2019/05/09
  397. 685 - How to Find Work as a Freelance Writer. Adventure.2019/05/06
  398. 684 - ‘Unquote’ or ‘End Quote’? Cinco de Mayo. Horse Idioms.2019/05/02
  399. 683 - ‘So’ and ‘So That’: What Type of Conjunction Are They?2019/04/29
  400. 682 - Do You Drop Your T's? 'Sneaked' and 'Snuck.'2019/04/25
  401. 681 - 'The Dictionary of Difficult Words,' an Interview with Jane Solomon2019/04/22
  402. 680 - Wakandan, Groot, and Other Languages of the Marvel Universe. Easter and Passover.2019/04/18
  403. 679 - Brussels sprouts? Scotch eggs? Swedish meatballs? Which food names can you trust?2019/04/15
  404. 678 - Moolah, Clams, and Scratch. God, Godsend, and Godfather.2019/04/11
  405. 676 - The Language of 'Game of Thrones'2019/04/04
  406. 675 - Why Verbs Like 'Witness' Are Weird2019/04/01
  407. 674 - How You Can Benefit Year-Round from NaNoWriMo2019/03/28
  408. 673 - Schwa-ify This! Scrabble Stories2019/03/25
  409. 672 - How a Semicolon Brought Two Writers Together2019/03/21
  410. 671 - Why We Have Both 'Color' and 'Colour'2019/03/18
  411. 670 - Equinox. Is Irish the Same as Gaelic?2019/03/14
  412. 669 - 'Red Tape,' 'Red Herring,' 'Paint the Town Red,' and More 'Red' Idioms.2019/03/11
  413. 668 - What's Wrong with 'These Ones'? Faith and Begorrah, We Have Irish Phrases for St. Patrick's Day!2019/03/07
  414. 667 - Why ducks say "quack-quack" in English but "ga-ga" in Japanese.2019/03/04
  415. 666 - Double Negatives.2019/02/28
  416. 665 - Language News Chat2019/02/25
  417. 664 - Benjamin Dreyer and His Unusual Pet Peeves2019/02/21
  418. 663 - D-Day. Why I Want a Salad-Salad.2019/02/18
  419. 662 - 'Racket' or 'Racquet'? Never Misspell 'Bureaucracy' Again.2019/02/14
  420. 661 - How Paula Brackston picks her characters’ names and uses language to set a tone.2019/02/11
  421. 660 - 'Irregardless' or 'Regardless'? Crime Words.2019/02/07
  422. 659 - Normans, Ralls, and Voicemail2019/02/04
  423. 658 - 'Wage,' 'Wager,' and 'Wed'2019/01/31
  424. 657 - 'Tip of the Hat" or 'Tip Your Hand'? 'Yeah No.'2019/01/24
  425. 656 - ‘Relapse’ or ‘Recur’? 'Kneeled' or 'Knelt.' ’Methinks.’2019/01/17
  426. 655 - ‘Myriad’ or ‘Myriad Of’? What Is a Run-On Sentence?2019/01/10
  427. 654 - 'Stint' or 'Stent'? How to Pronounce 'Coyote.'2019/01/03
  428. 653 - How to Use an Asterisk. Journaling.2018/12/27
  429. 652 - ‘Purposely' or 'Purposefully'? Yule.2018/12/20
  430. 651 - 'Capitulate' or 'Recapitulate'? Colons.2018/12/13
  431. 650 - 'Wreaked' or 'Wrought'? 'Crescendo.' Could We Understand Aliens?2018/12/06
  432. 649 - 'Ado' or 'Adieu'? Pronouns and Antecedents2018/11/29
  433. 648 - Does Your Language Influence How You Think?2018/11/22
  434. 647 - Pronoun Order. ‘Flier’ or ‘Flyer.’ The Plural of ‘Mouse.’2018/11/15
  435. 646 - 'Blond' or 'Blonde'? How 'Trolloping' Became a Word.2018/11/08
  436. 645 - Interview with New York Times bestselling author Courtney Summers2018/11/01
  437. 644 - 'Sit' or 'Set'? Monster Names.2018/10/25
  438. 643 - ‘In the Limelight.’ ‘A’ or ‘An’?2018/10/18
  439. 642 - 'Regard' Versus 'Regards.' Languages Without Numbers.2018/10/11
  440. 641 - 'Myself.' ‘Get the Skinny.’2018/10/04
  441. 640 - Can a Screw Screw Itself into a Board? (Middle Voice)2018/09/27
  442. 639 - Great Paragraphs. Falling off the Turnip Truck.2018/09/20
  443. 638 - 'None.' How Pirates Talked.2018/09/13
  444. 637 - ‘MacGyver.’ ‘Semicolons.’2018/09/06
  445. 636 - 'To Boot.' Duck Tape. 'Can' and 'May.' Pronouns.2018/08/30
  446. 635 - 'Quick and Dirty.' 'Momentarily.' Short Subjects.2018/08/24
  447. 634 - 'Rack' or 'Wrack'? How to Eliminate Adverbs.2018/08/16
  448. BONUS: Words for Color2018/08/14
  449. 633 - Is That Comment Facetious, Sarcastic, or Sardonic? Cleft Sentences.2018/08/09
  450. 632 - 'Ask' as a Noun. Ships as 'She.'2018/08/02
  451. 631 - Anniversaries. Conversate.2018/07/26
  452. 630 - Who Wrote the ABC Song? Shark Idioms!2018/07/19
  453. 629 - 'Gourmet' or 'Gourmand'? Why July 14 Is Called Bastille Day.2018/07/12
  454. 628 - Why 'Bag' and 'Beg' Sound the same to some people? Does 'Texas' Mean 'Crazy'?2018/07/05
  455. 627 - How to Write a Great Cover Letter. 'Kinda' and 'Wanna': Real Words or Not?2018/06/28
  456. 626 - ‘Aggravate’ Versus ‘Irritate’ What Is a Functional Shift?2018/06/21
  457. 625 - ‘Dinner’ or ‘Supper’? How to Write a Thank-You Note2018/06/14
  458. 624 - ‘Trooper’ and ‘Trouper.” Why Is It Called a Spelling Bee?2018/06/07
  459. 623 - 'Calvary' or 'Cavalry'? Spelling Bee Interview.2018/05/31
  460. 622 - Is a Troop One Person or a Group? Repetition2018/05/24
  461. 621 - ‘Council’ or ‘Counsel’? Direct and Indirect Quotations. Oxymorons.2018/05/17
  462. 620 - When to Capitalize 'Mom.' In the Doldrums.2018/05/10
  463. 619 - Co-worker. Barefaced and Baldfaced Lies. Mixed Metaphors.2018/05/03
  464. 618 - Jazz and Thunder. Say Your Piece (or Peace)?2018/04/26
  465. 617 - 'Lay' and 'Lie.' 'Grill' and 'Grille.' 'Warsh.'2018/04/19
  466. 616 - The Prodigal Tongue. Odoriferous. Battle Royale.2018/04/12
  467. 615 - Humor with Adverbs. Noisome. Receipts. Case Quarters.2018/04/05
  468. 614 - Illeism. Named For or After? Misinformation and Disinformation.2018/03/29
  469. 613 - Dictionary.com Starts Defining Emoji (an interview with Jane Solomon)2018/03/22
  470. 612 - The Pin/Pen Merger. American. 'Half-Staff' or 'Half-Mast'?2018/03/16
  471. 611 - Pudding. "There Are" Sentences. Winning Limerick2018/03/08
  472. 610 - Top 10 Grammar Myths. How 13 Dog Breeds Got Their Names.2018/03/02
  473. 609 - Pull Idioms. Surprising Food Names. Dillydally.2018/02/22
  474. 608 - Dilly Dilly. How Many Prepositions Can You Put in a Row?2018/02/15
  475. 607 - Brainstorming. Call Out Sick? Synesis.2018/02/08
  476. 606 - Levidromes, Tom Swifty Jokes, and new OED Words.2018/02/01
  477. 605 - A Homophone Error at the SAG Awards. Lectern or Podium? Capitalizing Award Names2018/01/25
  478. BONUS: Introducing Launch2018/01/22
  479. 604 - Origin of 'Gerrymandering.' Is 'Data' Singular or Plural?2018/01/18
  480. 603 - Words of the Year, Why You Shouldn't Use 'Eskimo,' 'Canon' or 'Cannon'?2018/01/11
  481. 601 - 'Based In' or 'Based Out Of.' Omitting 'That'2017/12/28
  482. 600 - How to Pronounce 'Caramel.' Sports Idioms2017/12/21
  483. 599 - Delicious English Words (Chocolate, Guacamole) with Aztec Roots2017/12/14
  484. 598 - Gifting and Regifting. Take a Decision.2017/12/08
  485. 597 - Eskimo Words for Snow. Write a Book!2017/11/30
  486. 595 - 'Side' Words. What Is a Bailiwick?2017/11/16
  487. 594 - The Plural of 'Batman.' Why Smart People Struggle with Shakespeare Too.2017/11/09
  488. 593 - The Origin of English: Proto-Indo-European.2017/11/02
  489. 592 - "Sofa" or "Couch"? "Skeleton" Idioms.2017/10/26
  490. 591 - 'Cannot' or 'Can Not'? 'Dead' Idioms.2017/10/19
  491. 590 - How to Write an Apology2017/10/12
  492. 589 - The "Ruth's Chris" Apostrophe. Thingamajigs.2017/10/05
  493. 588 - Why People Mimic Accents. Why People "Have Your Six."2017/09/28
  494. 587 - More British & American Differences. Quotation Marks with Periods and Commas2017/09/21
  495. 586 - UK and US English. 'Bad' or 'Badly'?2017/09/15
  496. 585 GG. Rainy Idioms. "Because," "Due To," "Since," and "As"2017/09/07
  497. 584 GG. Pipe Dream. Comma Before a Quotation.2017/09/01
  498. 583 GG Important or Importantly? Time Traveler Words2017/08/25
  499. 582 GG. How to Use Quotations. Stop Calling Yourself a Grammar Nazi2017/08/17
  500. 581 GG. Riffle and Rifle. Worcestershire Sauce.2017/08/10
  501. 580 GG. Introductory Paragraphs. One of The...2017/08/03
  502. 579 GG Language Games. Jerry-Built. And Female Juniors2017/07/27
  503. 578 GG Words from Obsolete Technology2017/07/20
  504. 577 GG The Trump Jr. Punctuation Kerfuffle. Generation Names.2017/07/13
  505. 576 GG Critique or Criticize? Games Like Pig Latin2017/07/06
  506. 575 GG Gestures. Elbow Grease. Capitalizing Directions.2017/06/29
  507. 574 GG Commas with Transition Words. Double Whammy.2017/06/22
  508. 573 GG Until, Till, and 'Til. Dad Jokes.2017/06/15
  509. 572 GG Themself. Comma Splices.2017/06/08
  510. 571 GG Lego or Legos? Why English Spelling Reform Is Doomed.2017/06/01
  511. 570 GG Burned or Burnt? Why English Spelling Is a Mess.2017/05/26
  512. 569 GG. Explain vs. Explanation. How to Outline.2017/05/18
  513. 568 GG. In or Among. Weird Words.2017/05/12
  514. 567 Is Pig Latin a Real Language?2017/05/04
  515. 566 GG. Off Your Feed. Animal Language.2017/04/27
  516. 565 GG. Solving Crimes with Language. Apple, Podcasts, and Prepositions.2017/04/20
  517. 564 GG. Preposition or Adverb?2017/04/13
  518. 563 GG Singular 'They'2017/04/07
  519. 562 GG AP Style and Chicago Manual of Style Updates2017/03/31
  520. 561 GG $10 Million Comma. Ambiguous Sentences. Tribute to Bill Walsh2017/03/23
  521. 560 GG Devil's Advocate. 3 Tips for Creating Sentences with Punch2017/03/16
  522. 559 GG. Abbreviations. And Then the Murders Began. Runcible. Haiku.2017/03/10
  523. 558 GG How to Write Good Survey Questions2017/03/03
  524. 557 GG Double Dactyl Poetry2017/02/23
  525. 556 GG Tumult. Bull in a China Shop. Always, Never, Usually, Often, Most, and More2017/02/16
  526. 555 GG. Toe/Tow the Line. Pled or Pleaded. Animal Idioms.2017/02/09
  527. 554 GG 'Reticent' or 'Reluctant.' Which' or 'That.'2017/02/02
  528. 553 GG Not Only, But Also. Leave in the Lurch. Month Names.2017/01/27
  529. 551 Capital vs Capitol. Citing Podcasts and Websites2017/01/19
  530. 551 GG. Words of the Year. Writing Tips.2017/01/12
  531. 550 GG Enormity or Enormousness? Badminton2017/01/05
  532. 549 GG Hone/Home In. Apostrophes.2016/12/29
  533. 548 GG. What Makes Good Stories.2016/12/22
  534. 547 GG 'A While' or 'Awhile'? Writing Dialogue2016/12/15
  535. 546 GG Anxious/Eager. If Not.2016/12/08
  536. 545 GG Read the Riot Act. The Changing English Language.2016/12/01
  537. 544 GG. Pilgrim Names. Pronouncing Foreign Words2016/11/24
  538. 543 GG. By the Wayside. How to Pronounce 'Biopic'2016/11/17
  539. 542 GG. 'Aloud' or "Out Loud'? Strong Voice2016/11/11
  540. 541 GG Before or Prior To? Foreign Language Syndrome2016/11/03
  541. 540 GG. Cemetery or Graveyard? Peer Editing. To Calendar.2016/10/27
  542. 539 GG Capitalizing Job Titles. I.e. Versus E.g. Sentence Diagramming2016/10/20
  543. 538 Alumni. Words from Bookmaking. Beyond the Pale2016/10/14
  544. 537 GG "Further" Versus "Farther." Horse's Mouth2016/10/07
  545. 536 GG Hit the Bestseller List: How to Style Your Words Like a Bestselling Author2016/09/29
  546. 535 GG Anyways or Anyway? Topic Sentences2016/09/22
  547. 534 GG. Bridget Jones. Pay Dirt. Dashes.2016/09/15
  548. 533 GG. Etc. Short Shrift. Prepositions2016/09/08
  549. 532 GG Loose or Lose. You Wazzock.2016/09/01
  550. 531 GG Writing Dual POVs. Space Operas and Soap Operas.2016/08/25
  551. 530 GG Whom. Preorder. Badger, Weasel, Ferret.2016/08/18
  552. 529 GG Latin Words. Batten Down the Hatches2016/08/11
  553. 528 GG Adjectives. Logical Fallacies2016/08/04
  554. 527 GG 'Lit' or 'Lighted.' Why Some Words Become Homophones2016/07/29
  555. 526 GG Types of Third Person Point of View. Flammable and Inflammable2016/07/22
  556. 525 GG Food Idioms. 'Affective' or 'Effective'2016/07/15
  557. 524 - Affect Versus Effect. How to Pronounce The2016/07/07
  558. 523 GG Sightseeing. On Accident Versus by Accident2016/06/30
  559. 522 GG Hearty or Hardy? How English Became English. Jury-Rigged.2016/06/23
  560. 521 GG Is Funnest a Word? How to Pronounce Adirondack.2016/06/16
  561. 520 GG Band Names. Woman or Female?2016/06/10
  562. 519 GG RBIs. Principal and Principle. Run of the Mill2016/06/02
  563. 518 GG Are You Interurban? Vonnegut's Famous Semicolon Quotation Was Taken Out of Context. Off the Cuff.2016/05/26
  564. 517 GG Why Do We Call It Commencement? When to Delete "It"2016/05/19
  565. 516 GG Celsius Versus Centigrade. 'Between' Versus 'Among'2016/05/12
  566. 515 GG Home vs. Away? How to Make Product Names Plural2016/05/05
  567. 514 GG Brouhaha. New Words. One Fell Swoop.2016/04/29
  568. 513 GG North or Northbound. Subjunctive Verbs.2016/04/21
  569. 512 GG Titled or Entitled? AP Style Updates. Into Thin Air.2016/04/14
  570. 511 GG Pronouncing Pulitzer. Navajo Codes in WWII2016/04/07
  571. 509 GG Charlie Chaplin Grammar. S-Backing.2016/03/24
  572. 508 GG. Haiku Winners. Great Story Ideas2016/03/17
  573. 507 Patty or Paddy? Needs Washed2016/03/10
  574. 506 GG Subordinate Clause Examples2016/03/04
  575. 505 GG Maudlin. Vocabulary Words2016/02/25
  576. 504 GG Shined or Shone? Idioms About Tea2016/02/18
  577. 503 GG What Is a Canard?2016/02/11
  578. 502 GG. Straw Man. Wicked.2016/02/04
  579. 501 GG Word Families. Caucus2016/01/28
  580. 500 GG Redundancy. Letters of Recommendation.2016/01/21
  581. 499 GG Current or Currant? Singular They2016/01/14
  582. 498 GG A Joke About a Mongoose. Writing Dates.2016/01/07
  583. 497 GG Should You Capitalize 'the Force' from Star Wars?2015/12/31
  584. 496 GG Plural of Hippopotamus2015/12/24
  585. 495 GG Pair. Misusing “So” and “Very.” Even Keel2015/12/17
  586. 494 GG Pair. Forensic Linguistics. In Cold Blood2015/12/10
  587. 493 GG Hoofs or Hooves? Color Phrases2015/12/03
  588. 492. GG. Blue. Kith and Kin2015/11/27
  589. 490 GG Formatting URLs in Text2015/11/12
  590. 489 GG Dialogue Tags. Writing Fight Scenes. NaNoWriMo2015/11/05
  591. 488 GG Hallowe'en. Apostrophes. The Garden Path2015/10/29
  592. 487 GG Wolf or Woof. Interrobang. Riding Roughshod2015/10/22
  593. 486 - Suffragette. Ginormous2015/10/15
  594. 485 GG Firstly. Exclamation Points. Leeway.2015/10/08
  595. 484 GG Mantel or Mantle? Bulleted Lists2015/10/01
  596. 483 GG Sort, Kind, or Type? Homophones, Homographs, and Homonyms2015/09/24
  597. 482 GG Amused or Bemused. Being Bilingual. Positive Anymore.2015/09/17
  598. 481 GG And/Or. That Should Be a Word.2015/09/10
  599. 480 GG Matriculate. Diminutives. Crocodile or Alligator?2015/09/03
  600. 479 GG Scrabble in Different Parts of the World2015/08/28
  601. 478 GG Why English Has Silent Letters2015/08/20
  602. 477 GG Scrabble Extravaganza2015/08/13
  603. 476 GG Zero Percent, Prefixes and Suffixes, Malapropisms2015/08/06
  604. 281 How Do Words Get in the Dictionary?2015/07/31
  605. 475 GG How a Comma Can Get You out of a Parking Ticket2015/07/23
  606. 474 GG Flesh Out. Last Names. Hat Trick.2015/07/16
  607. 473 GG How Understanding Toy Story Can Help You Get into College2015/07/09
  608. 472 GG Citizen or Resident? Let's and Let Us. Newfangled.2015/06/23
  609. 471 GG Size versus Sized. When Is It OK to Be Redundant? Mind Your P’s and Q’s.2015/06/18
  610. 470 GG Prepositions in Shakespeare2015/06/12
  611. 469 GG Kudos. Crossword Puzzles. Squad Goals. June 4, 2015.2015/06/04
  612. 468 GG Congratulations. Food Names That Come From Countries…or Not. Tall Poppy Syndrome.2015/05/28
  613. 467 GG Deep Seeded or Deep Seated?, Lewis Carroll: He Loved to Play with Language, Japanese Words in English2015/05/21
  614. 466 GG Healthy Versus Healthful. The Best SAT Essay Ever. Fast and Loose2015/05/14
  615. 465 GG Two Spaces After a Period?2015/05/07
  616. 464 GG Weird Conditionals2015/04/30
  617. 463 GG Most or Almost. Parallel Structure. Follow Suit2015/04/23
  618. 462 GG Everyday. Ain't. Eponyms2015/04/16
  619. 461 GG Between You and Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen2015/04/09
  620. 105 Yoda Grammar (Reissue)2015/04/02
  621. 460 GG Global English: Prepone, Do the Needful, and More2015/03/26
  622. 459 GG Subject-Verb Agreement2015/03/19
  623. 458 GG Can You Process These Tricky, but Grammatical, Sentences?2015/03/13
  624. 456 GG Is Starting a Sentence With So Condescending?2015/02/26
  625. Announcement2015/02/20
  626. 455 GG Why Do We Drive on Parkways and Park on Driveways?2015/02/12
  627. 454 GG Splitting Infinitives2015/02/05
  628. 453 GG Less Versus Fewer2015/01/29
  629. 452 GG Why People Misuse Prepositions2015/01/22
  630. 451 GG Impossible Participals2015/01/15
  631. 450 GG Is Sign Language Universal?2015/01/08
  632. 449 GG Double Possessives2015/01/01
  633. 448 GG How Our Brains Process Hyperbole2014/12/25
  634. 446 GG Why Don't People Say "Thou" Anymore2014/12/11
  635. 445 GG Why Do People Say "Like" All the Time?2014/12/04
  636. 444 GG Between You and Me2014/11/27
  637. 442 GG Make Me a Sandwich2014/11/13
  638. 441 GG Mic or Mike? Simple or Simplistic? Uppercase and Lowercase2014/11/06
  639. 440 GG How to Plan a Novel2014/10/30
  640. 439 GG Texting, Coffins, and Death2014/10/23
  641. 438 GG Why Do People Say Punctuation Out Loud?2014/10/16
  642. 437 GG What’s the difference between England, Great Britain, and the UK?2014/10/09
  643. 436 GG Why People Have Always Been Confused About Apostrophes2014/10/02
  644. 435 GG We Might Could Harvest the Corn2014/09/25
  645. 434 GG Ya Shank: The Made-Up Swear Words of 'The Maze Runner'2014/09/18
  646. 433 GG Why People Mix Up the Pronouns "Me" and "I"2014/09/11
  647. 431 GG Words That Aren't Words2014/08/28
  648. 430 GG The Plural of Money. This Is Your Brain on Writing. Egregious2014/08/21
  649. 429 GG How to Use the Conjunction “Nor”2014/08/14
  650. 428 GG Crash Blossoms2014/08/07
  651. 427 GG 7 French Food-Related Words That Became English2014/07/31
  652. 426 GG A Language Lover's Trip to England2014/07/24
  653. 425 GG Why Weird Al's Word Crimes Video Made Me Want to Quit2014/07/17
  654. 424GG There's Something Weird About "For," "Yet," and "So"2014/07/10
  655. 423 GG Is the Semicolon in TL;DR Ironic?2014/07/03
  656. 422GG Manipulating Words to Make Things Funny2014/06/26
  657. 421 - Part II: Why Do People Say 'A-Whole-Nother'?2014/06/19
  658. 420 - Why 'A-Whole-Nother' Isn’t Like 'Ala-Frickin’-Bama' and 'Hizzouse'2014/06/12
  659. 419 - Using Stick Figures to Understand First, Second, and Third Person2014/06/05
  660. 417 - An Unparalleled Letdown2014/05/22
  661. 416GG How to Kick Your Annoying Preposition Habit2014/05/15
  662. 415 - Commas Are Like People on the Subway2014/05/08
  663. 414 - Luisa Zissman's Missing Apostrophe2014/05/01
  664. 413 - Words Invented by Shakespeare2014/04/24
  665. 412 - Can I Help Who's Next?2014/04/18
  666. 411 - Addictive Versus Addicting2014/04/10
  667. 410GG Just Because2014/03/30
  668. 408 - Why We Don't End Sentences With "You're"2014/03/21
  669. 407GG Why Canadians Don't Really Say "Aboot"2014/03/13
  670. 406GG Begging the Question2014/03/07
  671. 405 - Is Cash Money a Regional Expression?2014/02/28
  672. 404 - Why "Substitute" Is Weird2014/02/27
  673. 403 - Preventative and Orientate2014/02/22
  674. 402 - Little Bunny Foo Foo2014/02/21
  675. 401 - How Clipping Creates New Words2014/02/14
  676. 400 - How Reading Tickles Your Neurons2014/02/09
  677. 399 - Your Brain on Fiction2014/02/07
  678. 071 Units Of Measure2014/01/30
  679. 398GG Why Some Band Names Take "The" and Some Don't2014/01/24
  680. 397 - Secrets of Bestselling Novels2014/01/16
  681. 396 GG Tenterhooks or Tenderhooks?2014/01/10
  682. 192 Do I Hate Your Singing or You Singing?2014/01/02
  683. 395 GG How to Use Quotation Marks2013/12/24
  684. 394GG Hashtag Rap2013/12/17
  685. 393 GG Nonsense Syllables2013/12/13
  686. 392 GG Orangehead2013/12/06
  687. 251 - What Is a Gerund?2013/11/28
  688. 391 GG Scrabble Words2013/11/22
  689. 390 - Passive Voice2013/11/15
  690. 389 GG English Plurals: Wugs and Blicks2013/11/07
  691. 388 GG Style Sheets2013/10/23
  692. 387 GG "Because" as a Preposition2013/10/14
  693. 386 - Negation in Night Vale2013/10/10
  694. 117 - Biweekly Versus Semiweekly2013/10/03
  695. 385 - Irony2013/09/27
  696. 384 - Homophones2013/09/19
  697. 383 GG Could Care Less2013/09/12
  698. 50 GG Like Versus As2013/09/05
  699. 381 GG Prepositions2013/08/30
  700. 380 GG Participles and Gerunds2013/08/22
  701. 379 GG Apostrophes in Science Fiction and Fantasy Names2013/08/15
  702. 378 GG Apostrophes and Plurals2013/08/09
  703. 377 GG Royal "We"2013/08/02
  704. 376 GG Why Do We Have Both A and An?2013/07/19
  705. 375 GG What Is It Called When You Mishear Song Lyrics?2013/07/11
  706. 374 GG Rebracketing2013/07/05
  707. 372 GG Retronyms2013/06/21
  708. 371 GG Commma Splice2013/06/14
  709. 370 GG Why Isn't "Gruntled" A Word?2013/06/07
  710. 369 GG Why Does "I" Take Plural Verbs?2013/05/31
  711. 368 GG Hyphens2013/05/24
  712. 367 GG The Old Editor Says2013/05/17
  713. 366 GG How Texting Is Changing English2013/05/10
  714. 285 GG "Moot" Versus "Mute"2013/05/03
  715. 365 GG The Language of Crime2013/04/26
  716. 364 GG Why Would Anyone Use "The Chicago Manual of Style"?2013/04/19
  717. 363 GG Writing Flashbacks2013/04/12
  718. 362 GG Why Are Some Portmanteaus So Awful?2013/04/05
  719. 361 GG Is That a Wool Sweater or a Woolen Sweater?2013/03/29
  720. 051 GG I'm Good2013/03/22
  721. 359 GG Do You Tell People to Pound Sand or Pound Salt?2013/03/08
  722. 358 GG "Only": The Most Insidious Misplaced Modifier2013/03/01
  723. 357 GG Why the Plural of "Die" Is "Dice," not "Douse."2013/02/22
  724. 356 GG Where Do I Use Commas?2013/02/15
  725. 355 GG Subject Object2013/02/08
  726. 353 GG Can Apple Get Away with "Funness"?2013/01/25
  727. 352 GG How to Create and Use Figures of Speech Pt.12013/01/18
  728. 351 GG Pronouns: Is a Company a "Who" or a "That"?2013/01/11
  729. 350 GG "Who" Versus "That"2013/01/04
  730. 349 GG A Word Lover's Highlights of 20122012/12/28
  731. 348 GG How Webster's Screwed Up2012/12/21
  732. 347 GG How to Use a Hyphen2012/12/14
  733. 346 GG Tuxedo Verbs2012/12/07
  734. 342 GG Writing for Dyslexic Readers2012/11/09
  735. 341 GG Google Ngram and "Impact" as a Verb2012/11/02
  736. 151 GG Just Say No to Drugs2012/10/12
  737. 142 GG When Are Double Words OK?2012/09/28
  738. 334 GG Using Present Tense in a Story About the Past2012/08/31
  739. 333 GG When Is W a Vowel2012/08/24
  740. 332 GG How Do You Tell If Something Is True?2012/08/10
  741. 331 GG "Pet" or "Petted"? Troublesome Past Tenses2012/08/03
  742. 330 GG The Rules of Story2012/07/27
  743. 329 GG "Versus"2012/07/20
  744. 328 GG "Decimate" and "All Right"2012/07/13
  745. 327 GG "Dilemma" and "Gone Missing"2012/07/06
  746. 326 GG "Jealousy" Versus "Envy"2012/06/29
  747. 325 GG So You Think You Can Edit?2012/06/22
  748. 324 GG When Bad Grammar Means Good Fiction2012/06/08
  749. 323 GG How to Write Numbers2012/06/01
  750. 320 GG You Have No Idea How Weird "Do" Is2012/05/04
  751. 318 GG Dashes, Colons, and Commas2012/04/20
  752. 317 GG What Does "Proper English" Mean?2012/04/13
  753. 316 GG Sentence Fragments2012/04/06
  754. 315 GG Possessives2012/03/30
  755. 314 GG Mary Sue2012/03/23
  756. 312 GG This NGD story is "all right."2012/03/02
  757. 309 GG Why Do Kids Say "Versing"?2012/02/17
  758. 308 GG Should We Abandon Standard Spelling?2012/02/10
  759. 310 GG Stationary, Stationery, Complement, and Compliment2012/02/03
  760. 111 GG Everybody Wants Some2012/01/27
  761. 306 GG "The Night Circus": Well Done Second Person Narrative2012/01/13
  762. 305 GG Where Did the @ Symbol Come From?2012/01/06
  763. 304 GG Should You Point Out Errors?2011/12/30
  764. 030 GG Sentence Fragments2011/12/23
  765. 200 "Who" Versus "Whom," Advanced2011/12/11
  766. 302 GG Passive Voice2011/12/09
  767. 301 GG Active Voice2011/12/02
  768. 300 GG Christmas Carol Grammar2011/11/25
  769. 299 GG Ten Tips to Banish Typos2011/11/18
  770. 298 GG Color Your Readers' Imagination with Words2011/11/04
  771. 297 GG How to Search a Corpus2011/10/28
  772. 029 GG "They" as a Singular Pronoun2011/10/21
  773. 294 GG Do You Resent Your Editor?2011/10/07
  774. 293 When to Capitalize Seasons2011/09/29
  775. 292 Overcoming Writer’s Block2011/09/23
  776. 288 Compound Nouns2011/08/08
  777. 284 Who Says “Fun” Can’t Be an Adjective?2011/07/14
  778. 283 Did Oxford Drop the Oxford Comma?2011/07/08
  779. 282 "Each Other" Versus "One Another"2011/07/01
  780. 280 Whoever or Whomever?2011/06/16
  781. 279 Capitalizing Titles2011/06/09
  782. 275 Camel Case2011/05/12
  783. 274 Double Subjects2011/05/05
  784. 273 "A Hold" or "Ahold"?2011/04/28
  785. 272 Do You Capitalize “God”?2011/04/21
  786. 270 Commas With Participial Phrases2011/04/07
  787. 268 Mixing Verb Tenses2011/03/24
  788. 267 How to Speak English Like the Irish2011/03/17
  789. 263 How to Write Grammatically Correct Photo Captions2011/02/17
  790. 260 Contractions2011/01/27
  791. 259 First, Second, and Third Person2011/01/20
  792. 258 How to Write Dialogue2011/01/13
  793. 257 Should You Ever Put a Space Before a Period?2011/01/13
  794. 252 What Is Plagiarism?2010/12/02
  795. 250 "Foreword" Versus "Forward"2010/11/19
  796. 248 How to Write a Better Resume2010/11/04
  797. 246 Show, Don’t Tell2010/10/28
  798. 245 "Talk With" versus "Talk To"2010/10/22
  799. 243 "Think Different" or "Think Differently"2010/10/07
  800. 242 "Like" Versus "Such As"2010/09/30
  801. 240 Do All Adverbs End in "-Ly"?2010/09/16
  802. 239 Capitalizing Proper Nouns2010/09/09
  803. 238 Is It OK to Switch Verb Tenses?2010/09/02
  804. 235 Swearing2010/08/12
  805. 234 Does "Until" Include the Date?2010/08/05
  806. 232 Active Voice Versus Passive Voice2010/07/22
  807. 231 How to Write Clear Sentences2010/07/15
  808. 230 When to Use Female Nouns2010/07/08
  809. 229 Understanding Voice and Tone in Writing2010/07/01
  810. 228 Comma Splice2010/06/25
  811. 226 How to Use Transition Words2010/06/17
  812. 224 When to Use Articles Before Nouns2010/06/04
  813. 222 Dashes, Parentheses, and Commas2010/05/21
  814. 219 "Bad" Versus "Badly"2010/04/30
  815. 220 How to Eliminate Adverbs2010/04/29
  816. 217 What Is Poetic License?2010/04/15
  817. 215 Hey, That's Not Grammar Girl!2010/04/01
  818. 213 Stacked Modifiers2010/03/18
  819. 209 Does the Olympic Theme Song “I Believe” Have a Grammar Error?2010/02/19
  820. 206 Is "I'm Loving It" Proper Grammar?2010/01/29
  821. 205 Readers Share Their Funny Errors2010/01/21
  822. 203 How Do You Pronounce 2010?2010/01/18
  823. 204 Is "Got" Proper English?2010/01/14
  824. 201 Is “Ain't” a Word?2009/12/25
  825. 199 "Alternate" Versus "Alternative"2009/12/05
  826. 197 "Where" Versus "In Which"2009/11/19
  827. 196 Adverbs Ending in -ly2009/11/13
  828. 193 "Diffuse" Versus "Defuse"2009/10/16
  829. 191 How to Write a Complaint Letter2009/10/02
  830. 190 Ellipses Spurned2009/09/25
  831. 188 "Comprise" Versus "Compose"2009/09/18
  832. 187 Should Writers Keep a Journal?2009/09/11
  833. 186 Funny Misplaced Modifiers2009/09/04
  834. 185 When Should You Capitalize Titles?2009/08/28
  835. 183 Verbs Sandwiched Between Singular and Plural Nouns2009/08/14
  836. 184 When Should You Capitalize Words?2009/08/01
  837. 181 How Many Spaces After A Period?2009/07/30
  838. 176 What Is Subject-Complement Agreement?2009/07/26
  839. 180 How to Use Parallel Construction Correctly2009/07/24
  840. 119 "Shall" Versus "Will"2009/07/22
  841. 179 Can You Start a Sentence with “Which”?2009/07/17
  842. 178 Do Rhetorical Questions Need a Question Mark?2009/07/10
  843. 174 "Myself"2009/06/12
  844. 172 "All Right" Versus "Alright"2009/05/29
  845. 170 Swear Words in Text2009/05/15
  846. 169 Using “For” to Mean “Because”2009/05/09
  847. 168 Troublesome Contractions (e.g., I'd've)2009/05/01
  848. 167 Dashes Versus Colons2009/04/23
  849. 166 Strunk and White2009/04/17
  850. 182 Are You Annoyingly Redundant?2009/04/07
  851. 164 "One" Versus "You"2009/04/03
  852. 177 Why Are British English and American English Different?2009/04/03
  853. 162 How to Write a Great Blog Comment2009/03/20
  854. 161 "Use" Versus "Utilize"2009/03/13
  855. 158 "Flammable" Versus "Inflammable"2009/02/20
  856. 157 GG When to Use a Comma with “Too”2009/02/13
  857. 156 What is the plural of scissors2009/02/06
  858. 155 What to Call People With Disabilities.2009/01/30
  859. 150 How to Podcast a Book2008/12/26
  860. 148 How to Write Your First Novel2008/12/12
  861. 012 Wordiness And Idioms2008/11/21
  862. 146 Mixed Metaphors2008/11/13
  863. 144 Concrete Versus Cement2008/11/07
  864. 141 Appositives2008/10/17
  865. 140 Modifying Phrases at the Beginning of Sentences2008/10/10
  866. 139 Is "Data" Singular or Plural?2008/10/03
  867. 136 Complex-Compound Sentences2008/09/19
  868. 131 Collective Nouns2008/09/02
  869. 129 Assure Versus Ensure Versus Insure2008/08/25
  870. 127 Begs the Question2008/08/19
  871. 126 - Through, Threw, and Thru2008/08/14
  872. 125 Comparatives Versus Superlatives2008/08/12
  873. 124 Better Versus Best2008/08/08
  874. 122 Is "Have Got" Acceptable English?2008/08/01
  875. 120 He Said, She Said2008/07/25
  876. 118 Writing Accents and Dialects2008/07/18
  877. 123 How to Avoid Clichés2008/07/15
  878. 116 "Than I" Versus "Than Me"2008/07/10
  879. 114 Phrasal Verbs2008/07/04
  880. 113 Writing with Slang2008/06/27
  881. 110 When to Leave Out "That"2008/06/06
  882. 108 Whose for Inanimate Objects2008/05/23
  883. 107 Graduated versus Graduated From2008/05/15
  884. 100 How to Write Numbers2008/03/28
  885. 007 Which Versus That2008/03/21
  886. 098 Who Versus Whom--Advanced2008/03/07
  887. 096 May Versus Might2008/02/21
  888. 095 Zeroscape Versus Xeriscape2008/02/15
  889. 093 Hyphens2008/01/31
  890. 091 Yo as a Pronoun2008/01/10
  891. 090 Went Missing2008/01/04
  892. 087 Used to Versus Use to, and Other Listener Questions2007/12/07
  893. 084 People Versus Entities2007/11/16
  894. 082 Daylight-Saving Time2007/11/09
  895. 083 Interviewing Tips2007/11/09
  896. 078 Formatting Hyperlinks2007/10/05
  897. 077 Verbification of a Noun2007/09/28
  898. 076 Starting a Sentence With "Hopefully"2007/09/21
  899. 073 Simplify Your Writing2007/08/30
  900. 072 The The -- The Double The2007/08/23
  901. 070 The Asterisk (Trust Me About Grammar, Not About Baseball)2007/08/10
  902. 068 Unlawful Versus Illegal2007/07/20
  903. 067 Your Versus You're2007/07/20
  904. 065 Regionalisms2007/06/29
  905. 064 Between You and Me2007/06/26
  906. 056 Generating Story Ideas and Overcoming Writer's Block2007/05/22
  907. 055 Misplaced Modifiers2007/05/18
  908. 048 April Fools' Day Episode2007/04/01
  909. 266 When Should You Capitalize Cocktail and Food Names?2007/03/11
  910. 042 Semicolons2007/02/21
  911. 036 Grammar Manners2007/01/12
  912. 031 The Lord Is Come?2006/12/15
  913. 024 Who Versus That2006/11/04
  914. 021 Proofreading Tips2006/10/20
  915. 165 Abbreviations, Acronyms, And Initialisms2006/10/10
  916. Excessive Redundant Redundancies2006/10/08
  917. 015 Title Capitalization Rules2006/09/24
  918. 11 Grammar Style Issues2006/09/07
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.