Podcast Episodes

Flip Phones and Text Abbreviations - Are They Still Appropriate?

Season 3 Episode 39

When are text abbreviations OK? Find out on today's episode of Grammar Minute!

3 years, 3 months ago

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Creating Emphasis Without Quotation Marks

Season 3 Episode 38

Last week (and on Instagram) I recommended against using quotation marks to express emphasis. Here's what you should do instead - on this week's epis…

3 years, 3 months ago

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"Quotes, Not Emphasis"

Season 3 Episode 37

Find out what quotation marks are really for - and how to use them - on this episode of Grammar Minute!

3 years, 3 months ago

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Eight Parts of Speech in Sixty Seconds

Season 3 Episode 36

Or: "How Fast Can Lauren Talk." Just kidding - you'll be able to easily understand these brief explanations of the eight English parts of speech!

3 years, 3 months ago

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How to Write a List

Season 3 Episode 35

Hint: Semicolons are not your friends. Find out why on this episode of Grammar Minute!

3 years, 4 months ago

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The Most Tastiest Chocolate Doesn't Exist

Season 3 Episode 34

"Most" and "-est" don't go together. Find out why on this episode of Grammar Minute!

3 years, 4 months ago

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Is "No" a Complete Sentence? Maybe.

Season 3 Episode 33

"No" is a complete sentence when your sworn enemy invites you to a swordfight in the midst of a dark wood under the crescent moon. But is it really a…

3 years, 4 months ago

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Hoot Owls, Humans, and the Who/Whom Debate

Season 3 Episode 32

Humans and hoot owls have some vocabulary in common. Learn how to use the "owl words" correctly in today's episode of Grammar Minute!

3 years, 4 months ago

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Addressing the Address: Stress and Parts of Speech

Season 3 Episode 31

How can you instantly know the difference between a noun and a verb, even without hearing the rest of the sentence? Find out on today's episode of Gr…

3 years, 4 months ago

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The Collar of the Cat (And Why You Shouldn't Say That)

Season 3 Episode 30

Why does "the house of my parents" sound weird, but "the House of Representatives" doesn't? Find out on today's episode of Grammar Minute!

3 years, 5 months ago

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