Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing Quick and Dirty Tips

Hi, GG, listening to episode 711, in the Blinkist advert, i was confused by the arrangement of words. Please comment on something you said(read?). You said you were "...supposed to read a biography of someone who changed the world this week." I listened, and wondered, as the current news doesn't offer anyone who really changes he world, such as world leaders, celebrities. I heard you say that whoever changed the world did so this week. Your intent, i suppose, is you read the biography this week. I trust you and question myself. Please clarify.

I’m a grammar geek. Love these short, sweet episodes. I love the mix of linguistics and history. I’ve learned so much as I listen to this podcast en route to work (30-minute commute).

My all-time favorite podcast because I was a Grammar Geek growing up, and I still probably am. It’s so refreshing to listen to Mignon talk about the English language, keep me in line, expand my horizons, and make me laugh. Especially in this day and age (should that include hyphens?), when messaging and social media feel like they’re destroying our ability to write. I’m playing catch-up by listening here in Atlanta nonstop both at the gym and while driving until I’ve gotten through 2017 and 2018. Thanks for the great podcast. I absolutely love the familect stories. But who exactly are Aardvark and Squiggly? Is this a cultural reference I’m not aware of? Or just names you like to use in examples?