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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, 6 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 8 months ago
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, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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, 9 months ago