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 Sep 201711min
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 Aug 20177min
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 Aug 201711min
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 Aug 20179min
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 Aug 201713min
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 Jul 20178min
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 Jul 20179min
577 GG The Trump Jr. Punctuation Kerfuffle. Generation Names.
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13 Jul 201710min
