654 - 'Stint' or 'Stent'? How to Pronounce 'Coyote.'

654 - 'Stint' or 'Stent'? How to Pronounce 'Coyote.'

This week, I give you a memory trick--based on an amazing story from history--for remembering the difference between "stint" and "stent," and we look at why people pronounce "coyote" at least five different ways.

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390 - Passive Voice

390 - Passive Voice

Avoid one of the biggest passive voice mistakes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

15 Marras 20134min

389 GG English Plurals: Wugs and Blicks

389 GG English Plurals: Wugs and Blicks

Your subconscious controls how you speak. We show why you already know how to make imaginary words such as "wugs" and "blicks" plural.Try the new iPad and iPhone grammar game, Grammar Pop. It's in the...

7 Marras 20137min

388 GG Style Sheets

388 GG Style Sheets

Don't make the mistake of treating your style sheet like a style guide.The new grammar game, Grammar Pop, is now available for the iPhone. Look for it in the App Store and try it today! Hosted on Acas...

23 Loka 20135min

387 GG "Because" as a Preposition

387 GG "Because" as a Preposition

What's up with sentences such as I didn't do my homework because Skyrim?Try Grammar Girl's new iPad and iPhone game: Grammar Pop. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

14 Loka 201310min

386 - Negation in Night Vale

386 - Negation in Night Vale

Welcome to Night Vale: Where even “not” isn’t what it seems. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10 Loka 201310min

117 - Biweekly Versus Semiweekly

117 - Biweekly Versus Semiweekly

Why "biweekly" can have multiple legitimate meanings. Check out the new word game Grammar Pop in the App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/grammar-pop-hd/id666851934?mt=8&uo=4&at=11l7m5 Hosted on...

3 Loka 20133min

385 - Irony

385 - Irony

More than five different types of irony? No wonder it's confusing! Guest writer Keith Houston, author of "Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols, and other Typographical Marks" help...

27 Syys 20137min

384 - Homophones

384 - Homophones

Which English homophones came from polysemy and which came from spelling variation? Try our new iPad game, Grammar Pop. If you like the Grammar Girl podcast, you'll love the game. Hosted on Acast. See...

19 Syys 20136min

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