663 - D-Day. Why I Want a Salad-Salad.
What does the "D" in "D-Day" mean? What makes a salad-salad different from a plain old salad?FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRLYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirlTwitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirlFaceb...
18 Feb 201913min
662 - 'Racket' or 'Racquet'? Never Misspell 'Bureaucracy' Again.
When to use "racket" and "racquet," never forget how to spell "bureaucracy" again, the origin of winter storm words. FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirl Twitter: http://tw...
14 Feb 201916min
661 - How Paula Brackston picks her characters’ names and uses language to set a tone.
Mignon and Paula Brackston (author of "The Witch's Daughter" and "The Little Shop of Found Things") talk about how Paula picks her characters’ names, how she uses language to set a tone, and how she j...
11 Feb 201922min
660 - 'Irregardless' or 'Regardless'? Crime Words.
Why do people say "irregardless" and where do we get words like "sleuth," "red herring," and "gumshoe"?FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRLYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirlTwitter: http://twitter.com/gramma...
7 Feb 201916min
659 - Normans, Ralls, and Voicemail
I want you to share your family's word stories, and I tell one of my own to get you started. FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirl Twitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirl Fa...
4 Feb 20193min
658 - 'Wage,' 'Wager,' and 'Wed'
It's a Super Bowl episode! Grammar Girl investigates how "wager" is related to "wed" and "mortgage." Why does the saying "The wages of sin is death," treat "wages" as singular when it's most often plu...
31 Jan 201912min
657 - 'Tip of the Hat" or 'Tip Your Hand'? 'Yeah No.'
This week, we figure out why you tip both your hat and your hand, and then we take a fascinating look at why people use the seemingly illogical phrase "Yeah no."FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRLYouTube: https://www...
24 Jan 201917min
656 - ‘Relapse’ or ‘Recur’? 'Kneeled' or 'Knelt.' ’Methinks.’
This week, I have a Quick and Dirty Tip about the difference between the words “relapse” and “recur,” another Quick and Dirty Tip about the difference between “kneeled” and “knelt,” and a meaty middle...
17 Jan 201910min
