Grammar Girl

Five-time winner of Best Education Podcast in the Podcast Awards. Grammar Girl provides short, friendly tips to improve your writing and feed your love of the English language. Whether English is your first language or your second language, these grammar, punctuation, style, and business tips will make you a better and more successful writer. Grammar Girl is a Quick and Dirty Tips podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Grammar Girl is a general podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 0 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

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  Episode #1222

  How often do you use 'the'? Meet Zipf's law

  Sep 22, 202610 minS0

  <p>1222. This week, we look at Zipf's law, a pattern that shapes how often you use your most common words, and why SETI researchers think it could help identify alien communication.</p><p>Save the date for Grammarpalooza — The Game Show: Thursday, September 24 at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET.</p><br><p>A hearty thank-you to our Keepers of the Commas and one Immortal on Patreon. We appreciate your support!</p>Larry RosenblumMahala RussellGeorge WilsonLaurel PaulLinda CoxBirna Anna BjörnsdóttirKate WadeMarlen Ruiz<p><br></p><p>🔗 Share your familect recording in Speakpipe or by leaving a voicemail at 833-214-GI...

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  Episode #1221

  Min-maxxing, looksmaxxing, and Nixon-maxxing, with Roger Kreuz

  Sep 17, 202617 minS0

  <p>1221. This week, we talk to Roger Kreuz, associate dean at the University of Memphis, about the "maxxing" craze. We look at how it started with min-maxxing in 1990s gaming culture, how looksmaxxing spread from the manosphere, and why it isn't quite a suffix. Then we look at what that second X is doing, why "Nixon-maxxing" might be peak maxxing, and why a brand picking up your slang usually kills it.</p><br><p>Find Daniel and Chris on LinkedIn, and more about their projects at Perfectit.com.</p><br><p>Save the date for Grammarpalooza — The Game Show: Thursday, Se...

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  Episode #1220

  Why do pirates say 'Arr'? Is it 'none is' or 'none are'?

  Sep 15, 202613 minS0

  <p>1220. This week, in honor of Talk Like a Pirate Day, we look at the history of eight pirate words, and then we look at whether the right pairing is "none is" or "none are."</p><br><p>Save the date for Grammarpalooza — The Game Show: Thursday, September 24 at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET.</p><br><p>A hearty thank-you to our Keepers of the Commas and one Immortal on Patreon. We appreciate your support!</p>Larry RosenblumMahala RussellGeorge WilsonLaurel PaulLinda CoxBirna Anna BjörnsdóttirMarlen Ruiz<p><br></p><p>🔗 Share your familect recording in Speakpipe or by leaving...

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  Episode #1219

  Stray Russian words and made-up style rules, with Daniel Heuman and Chris Ryder

  Sep 10, 202625 minS0

  <p>1219. This week, we talk to Daniel Heuman and Chris Ryder from Intelligent Editing about the errors hiding in AI writing that looks flawless. We look at why it invents its own rules when you ask for Chicago or AP style, why it goes wrong in the middle of a document rather than at the ends, and why an AI that over-edits is harder to clean up than one that under-edits.</p><br><p>Find Daniel and Chris on LinkedIn, and more about their projects at Perfectit.com.</p><br><p>Save the date for Grammarpalooza — The Game Show: Thursday, Se...

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  Episode #1218

  Who's a good boy? The science behind 'dog voice.' Is it 'bated breath' or 'baited breath'?

  Sep 8, 202611 minS0

  <p>1218. This week, we look at "dog-directed speech" — the high-pitched, sing-songy register people love to use with dogs — and what the research says about whether dogs actually like it. Then we look at why it's "bated breath" and not "baited breath," and how Shakespeare used the phrase in "The Merchant of Venice." Plus, we have a familect about "spicy water."</p><br><p>The dog segment was by Karen Lunde, a career writer and editor. She writes I'll Go First, a newsletter where she shares her story, and then hands you a writing prompt and a metaphorical pen. Find her at i...

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