Grammar Girl
New York Times bestselling author Mignon Fogarty shares her weekly Grammar Girl podcast and video tips about English, grammar, and writing. Her website has been named one of Writer's Digest's 101 best websites for writers multiple times, and she is an inductee in the Podcasting Hall of Fame.
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4 months ago | [YT] | 2
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Grammar Girl
Have you ever wondered about the verb "wake"? Do you wake or awaken in the morning? And what's up with "up" at the end?
We answer these questions in tomorrow's podcast, but in the meantime, which of these sounds better to you?
4 months ago | [YT] | 4
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Which of these cynical definitions from "The Devil's Dictionary" do you like best?
DIPLOMACY — The patriotic art of lying for one's country.
CIRCUS — A place where horses, ponies, and elephants are permitted to see men, women, and children acting the fool.
ACQUAINTANCE — A person whom we know well enough to borrow from but not well enough to lend to.
You can find others here, and we talked all about the dictionary and Ambrose Bierce (and his mysterious disappearance!) in today's Grammar Girl podcast!
Also, you can find other definitions in "The Devil's Dictionary" here: www.thedevilsdictionary.com/
4 months ago | [YT] | 6
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If you have watched specific YouTubers for a long time, have you noticed any of them changing the way they speak?
I interviewed linguist Andrew Cheng, who studied YouTubers who had moved and looked at what changed and what didn't about their accents. I found it especially interesting!
https://youtu.be/dJw85kZl63g
4 months ago | [YT] | 4
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Tomorrow, I'm talking with June Casagrande about English punctuation. Which punctuation mark do you find most confusing? (The poll limited me to only four options. Let me know in the comments if your answer is something else!)
6 months ago | [YT] | 12
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I learned so much about writing for Wikipedia in this week's episode. Have you ever edited a Wikipedia page? (I think I made a small addition to a grammar page 10+ years ago, but I can't remember what it was now.)
If you want to watch the whole Wikipedia interview, it's here: https://youtu.be/KIbCSMUdWug
6 months ago | [YT] | 5
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In today's podcast, we talked about the long history of the word "literally" and how it came to be used figuratively hundreds of years ago.
Does it bother you when people use "literally" for emphasis, or does it seem fine to you?
7 months ago | [YT] | 6
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I especially loved writing the segment about "the" in freeway names this week. Does it sound weird to you when people say something like "Take *the* 405"?
7 months ago | [YT] | 6
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What's your favorite kind of word game?
7 months ago | [YT] | 9
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In today's podcast, a listener shares his familect: "a chilly chicken." What's your best guess as to what that refers to?
You can hear the answer at 13:33 here: https://youtu.be/0R0uifWhaSo
8 months ago | [YT] | 7
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