Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

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Five-time winner of Best Education Podcast in the Podcast Awards. Grammar Girl provides short, friendly tips to improve your writing and feed your love of the English language. Whether English is your first language or your second language, these grammar, punctuation, style, and business tips will make you a better and more successful writer. Grammar Girl is a Quick and Dirty Tips podcast.

  1. 'Beer' words in the OED, with Fiona McPherson

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    'Beer' words in the OED, with Fiona McPherson

    1031. This week, Fiona McPherson from the Oxford English Dictionary talks about the latest “beer” words added to the OED, from “boozeroo” to “beerage.” We discuss how these words are chosen, the fascinating history behind them, and why some have surprising origins. Fiona also explains how digital resources have transformed lexicography and shares why the OED preserves every word in the language, even obsolete ones.

    28 Min.

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    BONUS: Fiona McPherson extended interview

    1029 Bonus. This ad-free bonus is part of your Grammarpalooza subscription. Fiona McPherson from the OED deftly answers quiz questions about words from the Urban Dictionary (can you?), and then we talk about how and why the OED is doing more work on English from Australia, South Africa, the Philippines, and more.

    16 Min.

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    BONUS: The Devil's Dictionary, with Jim Norrena

    Bonus. This ad-free bonus is part of your Grammarpalooza subscription. In today's bonus, I talked about a classic satirical dictionary called "The Devil's Dictionary" by Ambrose Bierce with Jim Norrena, a copy editor in the San Francisco Bay Area whom I met many years ago at one of my book signings. We laugh through some of the hilarious definitions, but also marvel over Bierce's wild life and discover the surprising reason he may have called himself a devil.

    30 Min.
  4. 'Hanged' versus 'Hung.' Is 'pair' singular or plural? Fossilized phrases.

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    'Hanged' versus 'Hung.' Is 'pair' singular or plural? Fossilized phrases.

    1030. This week, we look at why "hang" has two past-tense forms: "hanged" and "hung." (And why I keep messing them up!) Then we expand on why "pair" can be singular or plural. And finally we look at why we hear some words only in set phrases such as "bated breath," "throes of agony," and "to and fro."

    17 Min.
  5. The psychology of writing bestsellers, with Jennifer Lynn Barnes

    7. NOV.

    The psychology of writing bestsellers, with Jennifer Lynn Barnes

    1029. This week, I talk with Jennifer Lynn Barnes, author of the bestselling "Inheritance Games" series and a former psychology professor, about the psychology behind popular fiction. We look at why readers connect so deeply with fictional characters, the science of parasocial relationships, and how understanding human psychology can improve your storytelling.

    41 Min.

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    BONUS: Jennifer Lynn Barnes extended interview

    This ad-free bonus is part of your Grammarpalooza subscription. Bestselling author and former psychology professor Jennifer Lynn Barnes looks at what motivates people to form connections with fictional characters and to do things like write fan fiction.

    23 Min.
  7. Are you "pantless" or "pantsless"? Who (or what) is Beetlejuice?

    5. NOV.

    Are you "pantless" or "pantsless"? Who (or what) is Beetlejuice?

    1028. This week, we look at the weird situation when you want to add a suffix (such as "-less") to a plural-only noun such as "pants" or "scissors" — with a fun detour for some pants-related idioms. Then, with a new "Beetlejuice" in theaters, we look at the fascinating origin of the name and its role in mythology throughout the ages.

    17 Min.
  8. How linguists solve crimes, with Natalie Schilling

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    How linguists solve crimes, with Natalie Schilling

    1027. This week, I talk with forensic linguist Natalie Schilling about how people's language gives them away — in manifestos, ransom notes, text messages, and more.

    35 Min.
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Five-time winner of Best Education Podcast in the Podcast Awards. Grammar Girl provides short, friendly tips to improve your writing and feed your love of the English language. Whether English is your first language or your second language, these grammar, punctuation, style, and business tips will make you a better and more successful writer. Grammar Girl is a Quick and Dirty Tips podcast.

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