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592 - "Sofa" or "Couch"? "Skeleton" Idioms.
Episode 592
This week, we talk about the difference between "sofa," "couch," and all the other words for that piece of furniture. Plus, to get in the mood for Ha…
8 years, 8 months ago
591 - 'Cannot' or 'Can Not'? 'Dead' Idioms.
Episode 591
This week, we talk about the difference between "cannot," "can not," "can't," and (horrors!) "cant." Plus, in honor of Halloween, we reveal the origi…
8 years, 8 months ago
590 - How to Write an Apology
Episode 590
How to avoid the worst apologies (the "if" apology, the passive voice apology, the reverse apology, and the florid fauxpology) and write a good apolo…
8 years, 8 months ago
589 - The "Ruth's Chris" Apostrophe. Thingamajigs.
Episode 589
This week, I talk about what's up with the weird apostrophe in "Ruth's Chris Steak House" and where we get placeholder names like "thingamajig" and "…
8 years, 8 months ago
588 - Why People Mimic Accents. Why People "Have Your Six."
Episode 588
This week, I talk about why we mimic accents, about how to pronounce "espresso," about interesting idioms that include the number six. FOLLOW GRAMMAR…
8 years, 9 months ago
587 - More British & American Differences. Quotation Marks with Periods and Commas
Episode 587
Quotation Marks with Periods and Commas FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL Twitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirl Facebook: http://facebook.com/grammargirl Pintere…
8 years, 9 months ago
586 - UK and US English. 'Bad' or 'Badly'?
Episode 586
Unusual differences I noticed between British and American English on a recent trip. Plus, why you should say you "feed bad" and not that you "feed b…
8 years, 9 months ago
585 GG. Rainy Idioms. "Because," "Due To," "Since," and "As"
Episode 585
This week, we talk about rainy idioms and when to use "because" for "due to" and "since." FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL Twitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirl…
8 years, 9 months ago
584 GG. Pipe Dream. Comma Before a Quotation.
Episode 584
The woman who won more than $750 million in the Powerball lottery described it as a "pipe dream," so we look at the origin of the term. Also, whether…
8 years, 10 months ago
583 GG Important or Importantly? Time Traveler Words
Episode 583
This week I tell you why you can ignore people who don't like "more importantly," and we talk about words that were new in 1555, 1967, 1977, and more…
8 years, 10 months ago