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652 - ‘Purposely' or 'Purposefully'? Yule.
Episode 652
In this week's Grammar Girl podcast, I help you stop misusing "purposefully" and delve into the history of yuletide.
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7 years, 6 months ago
651 - 'Capitulate' or 'Recapitulate'? Colons.
Episode 651
This week, we investigate why "capitulate" and "recapitulate" have such different meanings when they seem so similar, and we review how to use colons…
7 years, 6 months ago
650 - 'Wreaked' or 'Wrought'? 'Crescendo.' Could We Understand Aliens?
Episode 650
This week, we'll explore the difference between "wreaked" and "wrought," learn a trick to never misuse or misspell "crescendo" again, and answer the …
7 years, 6 months ago
649 - 'Ado' or 'Adieu'? Pronouns and Antecedents
Episode 649
This week, we'll tease apart the ado/adieu eggcorn and make some funny sentences using pronoun/antecedent errors.
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7 years, 7 months ago
648 - Does Your Language Influence How You Think?
Episode 648
The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis claims that the language you speak determines the way you think. It's been widely debunked, but we go through some studies…
7 years, 7 months ago
647 - Pronoun Order. ‘Flier’ or ‘Flyer.’ The Plural of ‘Mouse.’
Episode 647
This week, I have a Quick and Dirty Tip about pronouns and how you should order them, another Quick and Dirty Tip about how to spell “flyer” (or is t…
7 years, 7 months ago
646 - 'Blond' or 'Blonde'? How 'Trolloping' Became a Word.
Episode 646
Have you ever wondered why we have two ways to spell "blond(e)"? Also, I share some fascinating American frontier history that reveals how "trollopin…
7 years, 7 months ago
645 - Interview with New York Times bestselling author Courtney Summers
Episode 645
This week is a special show. I interview Courtney Summers, the author of the New York Times best-selling novel "Sadie," and learn what it was like to…
7 years, 8 months ago
644 - 'Sit' or 'Set'? Monster Names.
Episode 644
This week, teaching a dog to sit can help you remember "sit" versus "set," and we get ready for Halloween with words that come from monster names.
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7 years, 8 months ago
643 - ‘In the Limelight.’ ‘A’ or ‘An’?
Episode 643
This week, we figure out why we say people are "in the limelight," and we explain the rules for using "a" and "an"--many people misunderstand the rul…
7 years, 8 months ago