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434 GG Ya Shank: The Made-Up Swear Words of 'The Maze Runner'
Episode 434
Insults, swear words, and world-building for young adults: In an interview with James Dashner, I got the inside scoop on the language of "The Maze Ru…
11 years, 11 months ago
433 GG Why People Mix Up the Pronouns "Me" and "I"
Episode 433
I can tell you which pronouns to use, but it takes a linguist to explain WHY people get confused. Here, Gretchen McCulloch reveals the fascinating re…
11 years, 11 months ago
431 GG Words That Aren't Words
Episode 431
In this podcast, you get a Quick and Dirty Tip about where to put periods and commas relative to quotation marks, an excerpt from Ammon Shea's book "…
11 years, 11 months ago
430 GG The Plural of Money. This Is Your Brain on Writing. Egregious
Episode 430
In this week's podcast, Grammar Girl discusses the plural of money, how to use "egregious," and talks with Ellen Hendriksen from The Savvy Psychologi…
12 years ago
429 GG How to Use the Conjunction “Nor”
Episode 429
How do you use the conjunction "nor" and why is it so special it deserves a podcast of its own? Neil Whitman explains. Visit the website to read the …
12 years ago
428 GG Crash Blossoms
Episode 428
Why the Associated Press accidentally made people think another Malaysian airplane had crashed, and what it tells us about language. Visit the websit…
12 years ago
427 GG 7 French Food-Related Words That Became English
Episode 427
When the Normans took over England in 1066, they brought their food and their language. We talk about seven interesting French words that made it int…
12 years ago
426 GG A Language Lover's Trip to England
Episode 426
During a short but delightful trip to England, I saw the Rosetta Stone, the White Tower at the Tower of London, ancient alphabet tiles and wax seals,…
12 years, 1 month ago
425 GG Why Weird Al's Word Crimes Video Made Me Want to Quit
Episode 425
Why Weird Al's Word Crimes Video Made Me Want to Quit. Visit the website to watch the video and comment: http://bit.ly/1qArtIJ
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12 years, 1 month ago
424GG There's Something Weird About "For," "Yet," and "So"
Episode 424
FANBOYS are a myth and there's something weird about "for," "yet," and "so."
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12 years, 1 month ago