Grammar Girl: For Writers and Language Lovers.

351 GG Pronouns: Is a Company a "Who" or a "That"? 11.01.2013 5:19 ↓

What pronoun should you use when referring to a company? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

350 GG "Who" Versus "That" 04.01.2013 5:34 ↓

Is Your Dog an "It" or a "She"? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

349 GG A Word Lover's Highlights of 2012 28.12.2012 8:29 ↓

The good, the bad, and the odd. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

348 GG How Webster's Screwed Up 21.12.2012 7:25 ↓

How an editor who hated the word "radical," became a radical. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

347 GG How to Use a Hyphen 14.12.2012 9:41 ↓

Learn how to use properly use hyphens with compound adjectives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

346 GG Tuxedo Verbs 07.12.2012 7:49 ↓

Use rich verbs, but don't put them in tuxedos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

342 GG Writing for Dyslexic Readers 09.11.2012 6:54 ↓

Tricks to make make your writing more accessible to people with dyslexia and visual impairments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

341 GG Google Ngram and "Impact" as a Verb 02.11.2012 6:15 ↓

The updated Ngram Viewer gives new insight into word usage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

151 GG Just Say No to Drugs 12.10.2012 2:53 ↓

"Dragged" versus "drug." The Grammar Girl print book is now available on Amazon.com! http://tinyurl.com/2pkej7 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

142 GG When Are Double Words OK? 28.09.2012 5:42 ↓

Are "is is" and "had had" acceptable? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

334 GG Using Present Tense in a Story About the Past 31.08.2012 7:15 ↓

The girl who sat next to me is or was? named Stephanie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

333 GG When Is W a Vowel 24.08.2012 8:08 ↓

A E I O U and sometimes Y, but also W? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

332 GG How Do You Tell If Something Is True? 10.08.2012 11:54 ↓

Debunking a believable grammar hoax. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

331 GG "Pet" or "Petted"? Troublesome Past Tenses 03.08.2012 6:34 ↓

Some verbs are becoming strangely irregular. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

330 GG The Rules of Story 27.07.2012 8:46 ↓

Why the Rules of Story Are Even More Immutable than the Rules of Grammar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

329 GG "Versus" 20.07.2012 6:31 ↓

Get ready to write about the Olympics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

328 GG "Decimate" and "All Right" 13.07.2012 5:50 ↓

Two troublesome words from Grammar Girl's new book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

327 GG "Dilemma" and "Gone Missing" 06.07.2012 4:58 ↓

From 101 TROUBLESOME WORDS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

326 GG "Jealousy" Versus "Envy" 29.06.2012 3:26 ↓

From 101 TROUBLESOME WORDS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

325 GG So You Think You Can Edit? 22.06.2012 6:14 ↓

Tips for editing and revising. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

324 GG When Bad Grammar Means Good Fiction 08.06.2012 5:47 ↓

Sometimes you gotta break the rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

323 GG How to Write Numbers 01.06.2012 6:34 ↓

When do you write out numbers, and why do they call it "maths" in England? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

320 GG You Have No Idea How Weird "Do" Is 04.05.2012 6:54 ↓

English's meaningless "do." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

318 GG Dashes, Colons, and Commas 20.04.2012 4:41 ↓

They can change the way your sentences feel. Learn how they differ. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

317 GG What Does "Proper English" Mean? 13.04.2012 9:04 ↓

You say "proper English," but you mean Standard English Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.