Pedantic Nonsense Up with Which I Will Not Put! 'Discreet' or 'Discrete'?

Pedantic Nonsense Up with Which I Will Not Put! 'Discreet' or 'Discrete'?

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585 GG. Rainy Idioms. "Because," "Due To," "Since," and "As"

585 GG. Rainy Idioms. "Because," "Due To," "Since," and "As"

This week, we talk about rainy idioms and when to use "because" for "due to" and "since." FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL Twitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirl Facebook: http://facebook.com/grammargirl Snapchat...

7 Syys 201712min

584 GG. Pipe Dream. Comma Before a Quotation.

584 GG. Pipe Dream. Comma Before a Quotation.

The woman who won more than $750 million in the Powerball lottery described it as a "pipe dream," so we look at the origin of the term. Also, whether to use a comma to introduce a quotation is probabl...

1 Syys 201711min

583 GG Important or Importantly? Time Traveler Words

583 GG Important or Importantly? Time Traveler Words

This week I tell you why you can ignore people who don't like "more importantly," and we talk about words that were new in 1555, 1967, 1977, and more.FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRLTwitter: http://twitter.com/gra...

25 Elo 20177min

582 GG. How to Use Quotations. Stop Calling Yourself a Grammar Nazi

582 GG. How to Use Quotations. Stop Calling Yourself a Grammar Nazi

What do you call yourself? A grammar lover, grammar peever, stickler, grammar grouch, grammando, grammar Nazi? Sure, it's all in fun, but it's time to rethink that last one.FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRLTwitter:...

17 Elo 201711min

581 GG. Riffle and Rifle. Worcestershire Sauce.

581 GG. Riffle and Rifle. Worcestershire Sauce.

Worcestershire is pronounced nothing like it is spelled, and Gloucester and Leicester are the same way. We'll talk about some linguistic phenomena that explain the drastic changes. Also, did you know ...

10 Elo 20179min

580 GG. Introductory Paragraphs. One of The...

580 GG. Introductory Paragraphs. One of The...

Listeners sent in many more interesting phrases from obsolete technologies, and we also talk about how to write a great introductory paragraph and tricky sentence that include "one of the [plural noun...

3 Elo 201713min

579 GG Language Games. Jerry-Built. And Female Juniors

579 GG Language Games. Jerry-Built. And Female Juniors

We talked about "jury-rigged" a few months ago, and everybody wanted to know about "jerry-built," so here you go! Also, we have lots of listener feedback about non-English language games that are like...

27 Heinä 20178min

578 GG Words from Obsolete Technology

578 GG Words from Obsolete Technology

Some words survive long after the technology that made us use the words in the first place. Today, we look at words we get from typewriters, old telephones, and more. FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL Twitter: http...

20 Heinä 20179min

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