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528 GG Adjectives. Logical Fallacies
Episode 528
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5 Types of Fallacies: http://bit.ly/2agt9oQ
Order of Adjectives: http://bit.ly/2at4U1U
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10 years ago
527 GG 'Lit' or 'Lighted.' Why Some Words Become Homophones
Episode 527
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'LIT' OR 'LIGHTED'? http://bit.ly/LitOrLighted
ALVEOLAR FLAPPING: http://bit.ly/AmericanHomophones
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10 years ago
526 GG Types of Third Person Point of View. Flammable and Inflammable
Episode 526
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WHY DOES "INFLAMMABLE" MEAN "FLAMMABLE"? When we’re describing something that burns easily, we say it’s flammable, but "in…
10 years, 1 month ago
525 GG Food Idioms. 'Affective' or 'Effective'
Episode 525
Why do we say 'Take it with a grain of salt' and other food idioms? Is it 'affective' or 'effective'? FOLLOW ALONG ON THE WEBSITE: http://bit.ly/affe…
10 years, 1 month ago
524 - Affect Versus Effect. How to Pronounce The
Episode 524
HOW TO PRONOUNCE "THE": Did you know there are two ways to pronounce "the," and the rule that governs which pronunciation you choose is kind of like …
10 years, 1 month ago
523 GG Sightseeing. On Accident Versus by Accident
Episode 523
SIGHTSEEING: A listener asked, “Why is it sightseeing and not siteseeing? Aren't you seeing sites? Sightseeing sounds redundant.” Interesting questio…
10 years, 1 month ago
522 GG Hearty or Hardy? How English Became English. Jury-Rigged.
Episode 522
HEARTY OR HARDY? A listener named Cheryl left a comment on the Grammar Girl Facebook page asking me to write about the difference between hearty and …
10 years, 2 months ago
521 GG Is Funnest a Word? How to Pronounce Adirondack.
Episode 521
HOW TO PRONOUNCE ADIRONDACK: Apparently, I’ve been mispronouncing "Adirondack" my whole life, and thanks to the listeners who let me know. WRITING FO…
10 years, 2 months ago
520 GG Band Names. Woman or Female?
Episode 520
BAND NAMES: When referring to a rock band, do I use the single form "is" or "are"? Does the band name dictate the usage? WOMAN OR FEMALE? The questio…
10 years, 2 months ago
519 GG RBIs. Principal and Principle. Run of the Mill
Episode 519
HOW TO MAKE RBI PLURAL: Baseball season has started, so it’s a good time to answer questions from listeners who have asked how to make an abbreviatio…
10 years, 2 months ago