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. Good first sentences. The language of 'Gladiator II.' Bear barber.

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    Good first sentences. The language of 'Gladiator II.' Bear barber.

    1035. This week, we look at famous and amazing first sentences in novels to understand what makes them so compelling, and then we look at the interesting origin of "gladiator" and other words from Roman times.

    16 min
  2. How to write about trademarks. Why we say 'thank you.'

    NOV 26

    How to write about trademarks. Why we say 'thank you.'

    1034. First, we look at how writers should use trademarked terms like "Kleenex" and "Google," including when to capitalize them and how to avoid legal pitfalls. Then, we look at the way the word "thank" evolved alongside changing social conventions — who got thanked and why, and how the word itself evolved.

    16 min
  3. Why one creative agency changed its stance on AI

    NOV 21

    Why one creative agency changed its stance on AI

    1033. Last year, Dragonfly Editorial had a "no AI" policy, but since then, they've been experimenting with the technology, and the policy has become more nuanced. President Samantha Enslen joins us to talk about what changed, what's working and what isn't, concerns, and how her employees feel about it.

    36 min

  4. NOV 21 · BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    BONUS: How AI will affect editing and writing jobs, with Samantha Enslen

    1033 Bonus. This ad-free bonus is part of your Grammarpalooza subscription. Samantha Enslen talks about how she thinks AI will affect the job market for editors and writers, and she shared her book recommendations.

    15 min
  5. Why children learn languages faster than adults. Are band names singular or plural?

    NOV 19

    Why children learn languages faster than adults. Are band names singular or plural?

    1032. First, we explore why children pick up languages faster than adults. You’ll learn about the critical period when young brains are best at learning, why kids often learn two languages at once, and what makes it harder for adults. Then, we tackle the grammar rules for using singular and plural verbs with band names and team names, comparing American and British usage.

    19 min
  6. 'Beer' words in the OED, with Fiona McPherson

    NOV 14

    '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

  7. NOV 14 · BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    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

  8. NOV 13 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    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
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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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