It's all uphill from here (or is that downhill?). Eating like a pig (animal idioms).

Have you ever wondered why the British say "maths" and "in hospital" and Americans say "math" and "in the hospital"? We have some answers. Also, we look at why the most common verbs tend to be irregul...

12 Sep 201914min

Alan wonders what to think about his co-workers "solutioning" problems. Also, we investigate whether you should tell people "It is I" or "It is me."LINKS AND SPONSORS |Merrill Financial Advisor Develo...

9 Sep 201912min

We think there are better ways to talk about conditionals (such as "If Squiggly knew the answer...") than to use the vague terms first, second, and third conditionals. Also we look at why people talk ...

5 Sep 201914min

If you hate how people misuse words like "literally" and "awesome," at least you can learn that there's a name for that kind of misuse: semantic bleaching. Also, have you ever considered using World o...

2 Sep 201915min

Writing for speech is different from writing for print. The "aks" pronunciation for "ask" has a nearly 1000-year history.LINKS AND SPONSORS |Magoosh: http://magoosh.com code: GRAMMAR |Babbel: http://b...

29 Aug 201913min

Use these tricks to get a laugh.LINKS AND SPONSORS |Merrill Financial Advisor Development Program: http:/careers.bankofamerica.com |Magoosh: http://magoosh.com code: GRAMMAR |Proactiv: http://proactiv...

26 Aug 201911min

SUS-pect and sus-PECT. IN-valid and in-VALID. English is filled with words that are spelled the same but sound different. We dug in and found a few interesting reasons.LINKS AND SPONSORS |Magoosh: htt...

23 Aug 201911min

We rock. You rock. They rock. Understanding point of view in fiction. "Tinderella," "phubbing," and more words at the intersection of relationships and technology.LINKS AND SPONSORS |Merrill Financial...

19 Aug 201914min