648 - Does Your Language Influence How You Think?
The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis claims that the language you speak determines the way you think. It's been widely debunked, but we go through some studies that seem to support it and some studies that don'...
22 Nov 201822min
647 - Pronoun Order. ‘Flier’ or ‘Flyer.’ The Plural of ‘Mouse.’
This week, I have a Quick and Dirty Tip about pronouns and how you should order them, another Quick and Dirty Tip about how to spell “flyer” (or is that "flier"?), and a meaty middle about the plural ...
15 Nov 201811min
646 - 'Blond' or 'Blonde'? How 'Trolloping' Became a Word.
Have you ever wondered why we have two ways to spell "blond(e)"? Also, I share some fascinating American frontier history that reveals how "trolloping' became a word. FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL YouTube: http...
8 Nov 201814min
645 - Interview with New York Times bestselling author Courtney Summers
This week is a special show. I interview Courtney Summers, the author of the New York Times best-selling novel "Sadie," and learn what it was like to work on a book that also had a podcast component a...
1 Nov 201815min
644 - 'Sit' or 'Set'? Monster Names.
This week, teaching a dog to sit can help you remember "sit" versus "set," and we get ready for Halloween with words that come from monster names.FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRLTwitter: http://twitter.com/grammar...
25 Okt 20188min
643 - ‘In the Limelight.’ ‘A’ or ‘An’?
This week, we figure out why we say people are "in the limelight," and we explain the rules for using "a" and "an"--many people misunderstand the rules (or were taught wrong).FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRLTwitte...
18 Okt 201812min
642 - 'Regard' Versus 'Regards.' Languages Without Numbers.
This week, we tease out when to use "regard" and when to use "regards," and we learn about fascinating languages that don't have numbers. FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL Twitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirl Fa...
11 Okt 201812min
641 - 'Myself.' ‘Get the Skinny.’
This week, I help people learn how to use the word "myself" (and talk about some interesting dialects) and investigate about why we say we "get the skinny" on something. FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL Twitter: h...
4 Okt 201816min
