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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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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…
9 years ago
582 GG. How to Use Quotations. Stop Calling Yourself a Grammar Nazi
Episode 582
What do you call yourself? A grammar lover, grammar peever, stickler, grammar grouch, grammando, grammar Nazi? Sure, it's all in fun, but it's time t…
9 years ago
581 GG. Riffle and Rifle. Worcestershire Sauce.
Episode 581
Worcestershire is pronounced nothing like it is spelled, and Gloucester and Leicester are the same way. We'll talk about some linguistic phenomena th…
9 years ago
580 GG. Introductory Paragraphs. One of The...
Episode 580
Listeners sent in many more interesting phrases from obsolete technologies, and we also talk about how to write a great introductory paragraph and tr…
9 years ago
579 GG Language Games. Jerry-Built. And Female Juniors
Episode 579
We talked about "jury-rigged" a few months ago, and everybody wanted to know about "jerry-built," so here you go! Also, we have lots of listener feed…
9 years, 1 month ago