561 GG $10 Million Comma. Ambiguous Sentences. Tribute to Bill Walsh
The $10 Million Comma. Ambiguous Sentences. A Tribute to Bill Walsh. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
23 Maalis 201712min
560 GG Devil's Advocate. 3 Tips for Creating Sentences with Punch
This week we talk about why we call someone a "devil's advocate" and why the rules of writing are the same for good lawyers and good thriller writers. FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL Twitter: http://twitter.com/g...
16 Maalis 201711min
559 GG. Abbreviations. And Then the Murders Began. Runcible. Haiku.
This week, I have a Quick and Dirty Tip about how to define abbreviations that you use over and over in a document and a tidbit about a fun internet meme called #LaidlawsRule. And, to finish our littl...
10 Maalis 20179min
558 GG How to Write Good Survey Questions
How to avoid biasing your questions and annoying your respondents. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3 Maalis 201712min
557 GG Double Dactyl Poetry
Write a double dactyl poem in honor of National Grammar Day.FOLLOW ALONG ON THE WEBSITEDouble Dactyl Poetry: http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/node/9136FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRLTwitter: http://twitter.com/gr...
23 Helmi 201713min
556 GG Tumult. Bull in a China Shop. Always, Never, Usually, Often, Most, and More
FOLLOW ALONG ON THE WEBSITETumult: http://bit.ly/2lSXWtIAbsolutes: http://bit.ly/2kD6CTfDISCOVERY CHANNEL 'BULL IN A CHINA SHOP' VIDEOhttp://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/videos/bull-in-a-chi...
16 Helmi 20179min
555 GG. Toe/Tow the Line. Pled or Pleaded. Animal Idioms.
This week we talk about "toeing the line," "pled" versus "pleaded," and animal idioms such as "There's an eel under the rock."FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRLTwitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirlFacebook: http:/...
9 Helmi 201710min
554 GG 'Reticent' or 'Reluctant.' Which' or 'That.'
This week we talk about the difference between "reluctant" and "reticent" and when to use "which" or "that."FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRLTwitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirlFacebook: http://facebook.com/gram...
2 Helmi 20178min
