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Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

915 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 2.6K ratings

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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Episodes

243 "Think Different" or "Think Differently"

October 07, 2010 16:15 - 10 hours - 4.04 MB

243 "Think Different" or "Think Differently"

October 07, 2010 16:15 - 7 minutes - 6.67 MB

"Think Different" or "Think Differently"

242 "Like" Versus "Such As"

September 30, 2010 18:45 - 6 minutes - 6.19 MB

"Like" Versus "Such As"

242 "Like" Versus "Such As"

September 30, 2010 18:45 - 9 minutes - 4.71 MB

"Like" Versus "Such As" ]]>

240 Do All Adverbs End in "-Ly"?

September 16, 2010 17:00 - 8 minutes - 7.49 MB

Do All Adverbs End in "-Ly"?

240 Do All Adverbs End in "-Ly"?

September 16, 2010 17:00 - 10 hours - 4.04 MB

239 Capitalizing Proper Nouns

September 09, 2010 18:45 - 6 minutes - 6.42 MB

Capitalizing Proper Nouns

239 Capitalizing Proper Nouns

September 09, 2010 18:45 - 8 minutes - 4.89 MB

238 Is It OK to Switch Verb Tenses?

September 02, 2010 17:00 - 10 hours - 4.04 MB

238 Is It OK to Switch Verb Tenses?

September 02, 2010 17:00 - 7 minutes - 7.08 MB

Is It OK to Switch Verb Tenses?

235 Swearing

August 12, 2010 17:00 - 10 hours - 4.04 MB

235 Swearing

August 12, 2010 17:00 - 6 minutes - 6.02 MB

Swearing

234 Does "Until" Include the Date?

August 05, 2010 17:00 - 6 minutes - 6.39 MB

Does "Until" Include the Date?

234 Does "Until" Include the Date?

August 05, 2010 17:00 - 10 hours - 4.04 MB

233 Parentheses, Brackets, and Braces

July 29, 2010 15:45 - 10 hours - 5.9 MB

Parentheses, Brackets, and Braces

233 Parentheses, Brackets, and Braces

July 29, 2010 15:45 - 10 hours - 5.9 MB

232 Active Voice Versus Passive Voice

July 22, 2010 15:45 - 7 minutes - 7.34 MB

Active Voice Versus Passive Voice

232 Active Voice Versus Passive Voice

July 22, 2010 15:45 - 10 hours - 5.57 MB

231 How to Write Clear Sentences

July 15, 2010 17:00 - 6 minutes - 5.65 MB

How to Write Clear Sentences

231 How to Write Clear Sentences

July 15, 2010 17:00 - 10 hours - 4.04 MB

230 When to Use Female Nouns

July 08, 2010 16:15 - 10 hours - 4.04 MB

230 When to Use Female Nouns

July 08, 2010 16:15 - 6 minutes - 6.08 MB

When to Use Female Nouns

230 When to Use Female Nouns

July 08, 2010 16:15 - 10 hours - 4.04 MB

When to Use Female Nouns

229 Understanding Voice and Tone in Writing

July 01, 2010 17:00 - 7 minutes - 7.1 MB

Understanding Voice and Tone in Writing

229 Understanding Voice and Tone in Writing

July 01, 2010 17:00 - 10 hours - 4.04 MB

228 Comma Splice

June 25, 2010 18:45 - 9 minutes - 4.64 MB

228 Comma Splice

June 25, 2010 18:45 - 6 minutes - 6.1 MB

Comma Splice

226 How to Use Transition Words

June 17, 2010 16:15 - 5 minutes - 5.35 MB

How to Use Transition Words

226 How to Use Transition Words

June 17, 2010 16:15 - 10 hours - 4.04 MB

225 Ellipses

June 10, 2010 18:45 - 8 minutes - 5.06 MB

Ellipses

224 When to Use Articles Before Nouns

June 04, 2010 17:00 - 7 minutes - 6.58 MB

When to Use Articles Before Nouns

222 Dashes, Parentheses, and Commas

May 21, 2010 15:15 - 8 minutes - 7.53 MB

Dashes, Parentheses, and Commas

771 'Although' Versus 'While.' Why We Write with Cliches (and How to Stop)

May 13, 2010 17:00 - 10 hours - 4.04 MB

What happens when I discover that my pet peeve is wrong? Also, why do we write with cliches? Should we stop, and if so, how? Read the transcript: Although. Cliches. Use the hashtag #WhereIListen and tag me to show me where you listen to the Grammar Girl podcast. Subscribe to the newsletter for regular updates.  Watch my LinkedIn Learning writing course. Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Grammar Pop iOS game. Peeve Wars card game. Grammar Girl books. HOST: Mignon Fogarty...

221 "Although" Versus "While"

May 13, 2010 17:00 - 10 hours - 4.04 MB

"Although" Versus "While"

219 "Bad" Versus "Badly"

April 30, 2010 18:45 - 6 minutes - 5.64 MB

"Bad" Versus "Badly"

220 How to Eliminate Adverbs

April 29, 2010 17:00 - 5 minutes - 4.73 MB

How to Eliminate Adverbs

217 What Is Poetic License?

April 15, 2010 17:00 - 4 minutes - 4.53 MB

What Is Poetic License?

215 Hey, That's Not Grammar Girl!

April 01, 2010 16:15 - 4 minutes - 4.54 MB

Hey, That's Not Grammar Girl!

213 Stacked Modifiers

March 18, 2010 17:00 - 5 minutes - 5.42 MB

Stacked Modifiers

213 Stacked Modifiers

March 18, 2010 17:00 - 10 hours - 4.04 MB

Stacked Modifiers

212 Daylight Saving Time

March 11, 2010 18:00 - 10 hours - 4.04 MB

Daylight Saving Time ]]>

209 Does the Olympic Theme Song “I Believe” Have a Grammar Error?

February 19, 2010 18:00 - 5 minutes - 5.32 MB

Does the Olympic Theme Song “I Believe” Have a Grammar Error?

206 Is "I'm Loving It" Proper Grammar?

January 29, 2010 18:00 - 7 minutes - 6.58 MB

Is "I'm Loving It" Proper Grammar?

205 Readers Share Their Funny Errors

January 21, 2010 19:45 - 6 minutes - 5.68 MB

Readers Share Their Funny Errors

203 How Do You Pronounce 2010?

January 18, 2010 17:15 - 7 minutes - 6.53 MB

How Do You Pronounce 2010?

203 How Do You Pronounce 2010?

January 18, 2010 17:15 - 10 hours - 4.04 MB

How Do You Pronounce 2010?

204 Is "Got" Proper English?

January 14, 2010 18:00 - 5 minutes - 5.47 MB

Is "Got" Proper English?

202 When to Use Nor

December 31, 2009 19:45 - 10 hours - 3.6 MB

When to Use “Nor”

201 Is “Ain't” a Word?

December 25, 2009 18:00 - 5 minutes - 5.28 MB

Is “Ain't” a Word?

199 "Alternate" Versus "Alternative"

December 05, 2009 18:00 - 5 minutes - 4.89 MB

"Alternate" Versus "Alternative"

Guests

Jane Solomon
2 Episodes
Bill Nye
1 Episode
Jonathan Small
1 Episode
Lewis Carroll
1 Episode

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