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
655 - ‘Myriad’ or ‘Myriad Of’? What Is a Run-On Sentence?
This week, we talk about the controversy over "a myriad of" and (clutch your pearls!) "myriads" and explain why a run-on sentence isn't just a really long sentence. FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL YouTube: https...
10 Jan 201910min
654 - 'Stint' or 'Stent'? How to Pronounce 'Coyote.'
This week, I give you a memory trick--based on an amazing story from history--for remembering the difference between "stint" and "stent," and we look at why people pronounce "coyote" at least five dif...
3 Jan 201914min
653 - How to Use an Asterisk. Journaling.
This week, we learn the ins and outs of using an asterisk and talk about the many ways to keep a journal. FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirl Twitter: http://twitter.com/g...
27 Dec 201811min
652 - ‘Purposely' or 'Purposefully'? Yule.
In this week's Grammar Girl podcast, I help you stop misusing "purposefully" and delve into the history of yuletide.FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRLYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirlTwitter: http://twitt...
20 Dec 201810min
651 - 'Capitulate' or 'Recapitulate'? Colons.
This week, we investigate why "capitulate" and "recapitulate" have such different meanings when they seem so similar, and we review how to use colons. It's probably more complicated than you think bec...
13 Dec 201810min
650 - 'Wreaked' or 'Wrought'? 'Crescendo.' Could We Understand Aliens?
This week, we'll explore the difference between "wreaked" and "wrought," learn a trick to never misuse or misspell "crescendo" again, and answer the question: Could we understand alien beings?FOLLOW G...
6 Dec 201813min
