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389 GG English Plurals: Wugs and Blicks
389 GG English Plurals: Wugs and Blicks

Episode 389

Your subconscious controls how you speak. We show why you already know how to make imaginary words such as "wugs" and "blicks" plural.

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12 years, 7 months ago

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388 GG Style Sheets
388 GG Style Sheets

Episode 388

Don't make the mistake of treating your style sheet like a style guide.

The new grammar game, Grammar Pop, is now available for the iPhone. Look for i…

12 years, 8 months ago

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387 GG "Because" as a Preposition
387 GG "Because" as a Preposition

Episode 387

What's up with sentences such as I didn't do my homework because Skyrim?

Try Grammar Girl's new iPad and iPhone game: Grammar Pop.

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12 years, 8 months ago

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386 - Negation in Night Vale
386 - Negation in Night Vale

Episode 386

Welcome to Night Vale: Where even “not” isn’t what it seems.

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12 years, 8 months ago

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117 - Biweekly Versus Semiweekly
117 - Biweekly Versus Semiweekly

Episode 117

Why "biweekly" can have multiple legitimate meanings. Check out the new word game Grammar Pop in the App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gramm…

12 years, 8 months ago

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385 - Irony
385 - Irony

Episode 385

More than five different types of irony? No wonder it's confusing! Guest writer Keith Houston, author of "Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctu…

12 years, 9 months ago

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384 - Homophones
384 - Homophones

Episode 384

Which English homophones came from polysemy and which came from spelling variation? Try our new iPad game, Grammar Pop. If you like the Grammar Girl …

12 years, 9 months ago

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383 GG Could Care Less
383 GG Could Care Less

Episode 383

An excerpt from Bill Walsh's book "Yes, I Could Care Less."

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12 years, 9 months ago

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50 GG Like Versus As
50 GG Like Versus As

Episode 50

Find out which of these words is a preposition and which is a conjunction. Try Grammar Girl's new iPad game called Grammar Pop. You match words with …

12 years, 9 months ago

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381 GG Prepositions
381 GG Prepositions

Episode 381

The fascinating history of English prepositions (yes, really). If you are trying to learn about prepositions, try Grammar Girl's new iPad game called…

12 years, 10 months ago

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