441 GG Mic or Mike? Simple or Simplistic? Uppercase and Lowercase
Mic or Mike? Simple or Simplistic? Uppercase and Lowercase. Visit the website: http://bit.ly/1qEiW2m Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
6 Nov 201411min
440 GG How to Plan a Novel
For NaNoWriMo: How to format a character's thoughts, how to plan a novel, and the surprising newness of the novel format. Visit the website: http://bit.ly/13DNlJ8 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...
30 Okt 201411min
439 GG Texting, Coffins, and Death
Today, with Halloween in mind, I have a Quick and Dirty tip about the difference between a casket and a coffin; and an excerpt from David Crystal’s new book, Words in Time and Place, that goes through...
23 Okt 201412min
438 GG Why Do People Say Punctuation Out Loud?
"Vaccine" Versus "Vaccination." Syelle Graves explains why people say things such as "We never leave any soldier behind. Period," and more generally, the relationship between speech and writing. A doo...
16 Okt 201421min
437 GG What’s the difference between England, Great Britain, and the UK?
I know all you European listeners think it’s ridiculous that Americans don’t know the difference between England and Britain, but a British friend told me that many of you don’t know the difference be...
9 Okt 20147min
436 GG Why People Have Always Been Confused About Apostrophes
An interview with Ammon Shea about the confusing history of apostrophes. Hanged Versus Hung. The story of the Victorian Great Exhibition, where Adolphe Sax displayed his invention: the saxophone. Hos...
2 Okt 201413min
435 GG We Might Could Harvest the Corn
Yes, you can start a sentence with "because." Here's how to do it.What are helping verbs (also called auxiliary verbs), and why do people in some regions say things such as "might could" and "might sh...
25 Sep 201413min
434 GG Ya Shank: The Made-Up Swear Words of 'The Maze Runner'
Insults, swear words, and world-building for young adults: In an interview with James Dashner, I got the inside scoop on the language of "The Maze Runner." Read the transcript: http://bit.ly/1poctaV H...
18 Sep 201410min
