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
640 - Can a Screw Screw Itself into a Board? (Middle Voice)
This week, we look at an interesting kind of sentence that's written in the "middle voice."FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRLTwitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirlFacebook: http://facebook.com/grammargirlPinterest:...
27 Sep 201816min
639 - Great Paragraphs. Falling off the Turnip Truck.
Go beyond formulaic essay rules and create paragraphs that will hook your readers. Also, we figure out why people say they didn't just fall off the turnip truck. FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL Twitter: http://tw...
20 Sep 20189min
638 - 'None.' How Pirates Talked.
Some people say only "none is" is right, but we tackle "none are." Plus, we have an extra fun segment about pirate-speak for Talk Like a Pirate Day. FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL Twitter: http://twitter.com/gra...
13 Sep 201811min
637 - ‘MacGyver.’ ‘Semicolons.’
Last week, I talked about "MacGyvering" things, so this week, I explain what I meant. Plus, I talk about one of the most contentious punctuation marks: the semicolon.FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRLTwitter: http:/...
6 Sep 20189min
636 - 'To Boot.' Duck Tape. 'Can' and 'May.' Pronouns.
This week, I have more evidence that "quick and dirty" is from the Pacific Northwest, why we say "to boot," whether the correct name is "duct tape" or "duck tape," whether it's really wrong to say "Ca...
30 Aug 201814min
