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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455 GG Why Do We Drive on Parkways and Park on Driveways?

455 GG Why Do We Drive on Parkways and Park on Driveways?

Follow along on the website:Dreamed or Dreamt?http://j.mp/1E2oQBFParkway, Driveway, and Dooryardhttp://j.mp/1zNdceiBuffalo Buffalo Buffalohttp://j.mp/1EbYdtPWatch my TEDx talk: Who Votes for New Words...

12 Feb 201511min

454 GG Splitting Infinitives

454 GG Splitting Infinitives

Capitalizing Theories. Splitting Infinitives. Samuel Johnson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

5 Feb 201511min

453 GG Less Versus Fewer

453 GG Less Versus Fewer

Follow along on the website: Capitalizing Time Periods http://j.mp/1z4W6bX Less Versus Fewer http://j.mp/1yP50d4 Bee's Knees http://j.mp/1DiC0dw ---- Try my iOS game, Grammar Pop http://j.mp/1H5YiSj H...

29 Jan 201512min

452 GG Why People Misuse Prepositions

452 GG Why People Misuse Prepositions

Follow along on the website:Compliment Versus Complementhttp://j.mp/184vjlASaving Our Prepositionshttp://j.mp/1yOHBdJHow 8 Fonts Got Their Nameshttp://j.mp/1xZXLdgTry my iOS game, Grammar Pophttp://j....

22 Jan 201518min

451 GG Impossible Participals

451 GG Impossible Participals

Follow along on the website.Commas Before "Jr."http://j.mp/1BYaNOxImpossible Participleshttp://j.mp/1u2BXCZOnomatopoeiahttp://j.mp/1AXQQZaTry my iOS game, Grammar Pophttp://j.mp/1H5YiSj Hosted on Acas...

15 Jan 201513min

450 GG Is Sign Language Universal?

450 GG Is Sign Language Universal?

Tons of fascinating tidbits about sign language from interpreter David PeachFollow along online:http://j.mp/1EQ3dsJFind David online:http://twitter.com/dpeachhttp://learnsigns.comSponsor:http://Audibl...

8 Jan 201532min

449 GG Double Possessives

449 GG Double Possessives

Follow along on the website: Transitive Versus Intransitive Verbs http://j.mp/1AUkNaZ Double Possessives http://j.mp/1x8OVy2 Try my iOS game, Grammar Pop http://j.mp/1H5YiSj Hosted on Acast. See acast...

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