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662 - 'Racket' or 'Racquet'? Never Misspell 'Bureaucracy' Again.
Episode 662
When to use "racket" and "racquet," never forget how to spell "bureaucracy" again, the origin of winter storm words. FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL YouTube: htt…
7 years, 4 months ago
661 - How Paula Brackston picks her characters’ names and uses language to set a tone.
Episode 661
Mignon and Paula Brackston (author of "The Witch's Daughter" and "The Little Shop of Found Things") talk about how Paula picks her characters’ names,…
7 years, 4 months ago
660 - 'Irregardless' or 'Regardless'? Crime Words.
Episode 660
Why do people say "irregardless" and where do we get words like "sleuth," "red herring," and "gumshoe"?
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7 years, 4 months ago
659 - Normans, Ralls, and Voicemail
Episode 659
I want you to share your family's word stories, and I tell one of my own to get you started. FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/gra…
7 years, 4 months ago
658 - 'Wage,' 'Wager,' and 'Wed'
Episode 658
It's a Super Bowl episode! Grammar Girl investigates how "wager" is related to "wed" and "mortgage." Why does the saying "The wages of sin is death,"…
7 years, 5 months ago
657 - 'Tip of the Hat" or 'Tip Your Hand'? 'Yeah No.'
Episode 657
This week, we figure out why you tip both your hat and your hand, and then we take a fascinating look at why people use the seemingly illogical phras…
7 years, 5 months ago
656 - ‘Relapse’ or ‘Recur’? 'Kneeled' or 'Knelt.' ’Methinks.’
Episode 656
This week, I have a Quick and Dirty Tip about the difference between the words “relapse” and “recur,” another Quick and Dirty Tip about the differenc…
7 years, 5 months ago
655 - ‘Myriad’ or ‘Myriad Of’? What Is a Run-On Sentence?
Episode 655
This week, we talk about the controversy over "a myriad of" and (clutch your pearls!) "myriads" and explain why a run-on sentence isn't just a really…
7 years, 5 months ago
654 - 'Stint' or 'Stent'? How to Pronounce 'Coyote.'
Episode 654
This week, I give you a memory trick--based on an amazing story from history--for remembering the difference between "stint" and "stent," and we look…
7 years, 5 months ago
653 - How to Use an Asterisk. Journaling.
Episode 653
This week, we learn the ins and outs of using an asterisk and talk about the many ways to keep a journal. FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL YouTube: https://www.yo…
7 years, 6 months ago