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690 - The Spelling Bee Kids
Episode 690
The author of "Beeline" reveals where those funny example sentences come from in the spelling bee and what the success of young spellers can tell us …
7 years, 3 months ago
689 - More or most? Majority or plurality? The many (how many?) ways to describe amounts.
Episode 689
How many do you need for a "majority." When "a couple" isn't two. And more.
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7 years, 3 months ago
688 - Dangling Participles
Episode 688
What are participles and why do they dangle?
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7 years, 3 months ago
687 - What It's Like to Be a Book Editor and Translator
Episode 687
Palgrave Macmillan executive editor Elisabeth Dyssegaard is from Denmark and also works as a translator.
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7 years, 3 months ago
686 - The 'Dilemma' Dilemma. 'Big Bang Theory" Words and Language.
Episode 686
The 'Dilemma' Dilemma. 'Big Bang Theory" Words and Language.
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7 years, 3 months ago
685 - How to Find Work as a Freelance Writer. Adventure.
Episode 685
Tips for new graduates or anyone who is trying to get started as a freelance writer. Plus, the adventurous origin of the word "adventure."
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7 years, 3 months ago
684 - ‘Unquote’ or ‘End Quote’? Cinco de Mayo. Horse Idioms.
Episode 684
Today we have a couple of fun, timely segments (Cinco de Mayo! The Kentucky Derby!) and we answer a listener question about whether Grammar Girl is m…
7 years, 3 months ago
683 - ‘So’ and ‘So That’: What Type of Conjunction Are They?
Episode 683
‘So’ and ‘So That’: Coordinating or Subordinating Conjunction?
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7 years, 4 months ago
682 - Do You Drop Your T's? 'Sneaked' and 'Snuck.'
Episode 682
Young women are leading language change again! This time, it's dropping T's in words like "Vermont" and "important." Also, we look at how "snuck" is …
7 years, 4 months ago
681 - 'The Dictionary of Difficult Words,' an Interview with Jane Solomon
Episode 681
Doppelganger, estival, and funambulist. Jane Solomon shares the story behind her new book, "The Dictionary of Difficult Words." FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL |…
7 years, 4 months ago