Podcast Episodes

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, 10 months ago

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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, 11 months ago

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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, 11 months ago

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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, 11 months ago

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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, 11 months ago

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380 GG Participles and Gerunds

Episode 380

Prove you know your parts of speech with the new iPad game Grammar Pop. You don't have to know the difference between participles and gerunds to play…

13 years ago

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379 GG Apostrophes in Science Fiction and Fantasy Names

Episode 379

Who started it and why? Get Grammar Girl's books at http://j.mp/allGGbooks

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13 years ago

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378 GG Apostrophes and Plurals

Episode 378

Learn how to use apostrophes by pondering a Victoria's Secret ad. Buy Grammar Girl's books: http://j.mp/allGGbooks

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13 years ago

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377 GG Royal "We"

Episode 377

In honor of the new royal baby, more formally known as Prince George Alexander Louis, we're pondering a pompous pronoun choice known as the "royal we…

13 years ago

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376 GG Why Do We Have Both A and An?

Episode 376

How English evolved to give us two indefinite articles (a and an), and the odd mix of possessive pronouns that don't quite match. Buy Grammar Girl's …

13 years, 1 month ago

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