527 GG 'Lit' or 'Lighted.' Why Some Words Become Homophones
FOLLOW ALONG ON THE WEBSITE'LIT' OR 'LIGHTED'? http://bit.ly/LitOrLightedALVEOLAR FLAPPING: http://bit.ly/AmericanHomophonesSPONSORS:http://magoosh.com Use the code "grammar" at checkout for 20% off.h...
29 Jul 201615min
526 GG Types of Third Person Point of View. Flammable and Inflammable
FOLLOW ALONG ON THE WEBSITEWHY DOES "INFLAMMABLE" MEAN "FLAMMABLE"? When we’re describing something that burns easily, we say it’s flammable, but "inflammable" means the same thing and was the origina...
22 Jul 20168min
525 GG Food Idioms. 'Affective' or 'Effective'
Why do we say 'Take it with a grain of salt' and other food idioms? Is it 'affective' or 'effective'? FOLLOW ALONG ON THE WEBSITE: http://bit.ly/affective-effective http://bit.ly/food-idioms SPONSORS:...
15 Jul 201612min
524 - Affect Versus Effect. How to Pronounce The
HOW TO PRONOUNCE "THE": Did you know there are two ways to pronounce "the," and the rule that governs which pronunciation you choose is kind of like how you choose between "a" and "an"? "AFFECT" VERSU...
7 Jul 201612min
523 GG Sightseeing. On Accident Versus by Accident
SIGHTSEEING: A listener asked, “Why is it sightseeing and not siteseeing? Aren't you seeing sites? Sightseeing sounds redundant.” Interesting question! ON ACCIDENT or BY ACCIDENT: A listener asked, "W...
30 Jun 201611min
522 GG Hearty or Hardy? How English Became English. Jury-Rigged.
HEARTY OR HARDY? A listener named Cheryl left a comment on the Grammar Girl Facebook page asking me to write about the difference between hearty and hardy. She wrote, “I am a writer and get confused o...
23 Jun 201617min
521 GG Is Funnest a Word? How to Pronounce Adirondack.
HOW TO PRONOUNCE ADIRONDACK: Apparently, I’ve been mispronouncing "Adirondack" my whole life, and thanks to the listeners who let me know. WRITING FOR AUDIO: A listener named Tim wrote that he heard s...
16 Jun 20169min
520 GG Band Names. Woman or Female?
BAND NAMES: When referring to a rock band, do I use the single form "is" or "are"? Does the band name dictate the usage? WOMAN OR FEMALE? The question of word choice is rising again—Is Hilary Clinton ...
10 Jun 20167min
