422GG Manipulating Words to Make Things Funny
Why sentences like this are funny: A woman gives birth in the UK every 48 seconds. She must be exhausted. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
26 Jun 20145min
421 - Part II: Why Do People Say 'A-Whole-Nother'?
Why do people say "a-whole-nother"?It's the same reason we say "an apron" instead if "a napron." Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
19 Jun 201411min
420 - Why 'A-Whole-Nother' Isn’t Like 'Ala-Frickin’-Bama' and 'Hizzouse'
While researching why people say "a-whole-nother," Syelle Graves discovered that even knowing what to call the phrase gets complicated (and interesting). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
12 Jun 20147min
419 - Using Stick Figures to Understand First, Second, and Third Person
Using Stick Figures to Understand First, Second, and Third Person Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
5 Jun 20146min
417 - An Unparalleled Letdown
The authors of "The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation" help us understand parallel structure. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
22 Mai 20143min
416GG How to Kick Your Annoying Preposition Habit
How to Kick Your Annoying Preposition Habit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
15 Mai 20145min
415 - Commas Are Like People on the Subway
Commas are like people on the subway: You think you know them, but they're awfully complex. This week, we'll dig deeper and get to know some of their jobs: separating items in a series (the Oxford comma), delineating appositives, and surrounding nonrestrictive phrases. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
8 Mai 20146min
414 - Luisa Zissman's Missing Apostrophe
Sometimes companies leave apostrophes out of their names when it seems as if the name would need an apostrophe. Why do they do it, and is it wrong? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
1 Mai 20147min
