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
576 GG Critique or Criticize? Games Like Pig Latin
Do you "critique" a novel or "criticize" it? People used to object to one of these two words. And you told me about Pig-Latin-type games in your languages, and I have the run down! This segment is jus...
6 Jul 201711min
575 GG Gestures. Elbow Grease. Capitalizing Directions.
Knowing when to capitalize a directional word such as "south" can be tricky. I have some guidelines. We also explain why we tell people to use "elbow grease" and review some research on gesturing that...
29 Jun 201714min
574 GG Commas with Transition Words. Double Whammy.
Have you ever wondered how to use a comma with 'however' (or if you even should)? We’ve got the scoop on using commas and semicolons with 'however,' 'therefore,' and other conjunctive adverbs and tran...
22 Jun 20176min
573 GG Until, Till, and 'Til. Dad Jokes.
You've heard them called "dad jokes," but have you ever wondered why? We have a definition and also what we think is the perfect example of a dad joke. Also I'll explain how "until" and "till" are com...
15 Jun 201713min
572 GG Themself. Comma Splices.
You've finally accepted that it's OK to use the singular 'they'--sometimes--but now you have to decide whether to use 'themself' or 'themselves.' Don't worry, the new Chicago Manual of Style has you c...
8 Jun 201711min
