Grammar Girl here. This is a podcast that talks about writing, but today we're going to turn that order around and talk about podcasting that writing of yours. Whether you write fiction or non-fiction, childrens stories or tales for adults, podcastin...
By Mignon Fogarty A listener named Daniel wrote in asking how to deal with specific fears he has about blogging, and it reminded me that good writing isn't just about putting your commas in the right place, or even coming up with good stories to tell...
Grammar Girl here. The holidays are upon us, so it's time to answer questions about how to write greeting cards and party invitations. Here's Elaina: Hi. I have a question about the plural form of last names. For example, if the last name is Alvarez,...
Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is well versus good. It's such a simple little question: How are you? But I've heard from people who feel a twinge of trepidation or even full-blown frustration every time they have to decide whether to say they're go...
Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is generic personal pronouns. Nolan in Victoria, British Columbia, asked the following question: Just wondering about whether to use she or he in terms of giving examples. Since she was written out of the literature f...
Grammar Girl here. Today guest-writer Bonnie Trenga is going to help us take a break from serious grammar and instead delve into the world of comedysome intentional, some not. Groucho Marx said it best: One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. H...
Grammar Girl here. I get a lot of questions about things that are too short to make up a whole podcast, so today I'm going to answer a few of those short questions. So here's our first listener question. Dreamed Versus Dreamt Hi Grammar Girl. D. Chap...
Grammar Girl here. Today well be talking about indefinite pronouns such as everyone and somebody. Now, guest-writer Bonnie Trenga writes, Everyone Versus Everybody Lately, listeners have asked a lot of questions about indefinite pronouns, such as eve...
Grammar Girl here. Todays lesson involves a question of Cathysor should that be a question of Cathy? By the end of this podcast, youll know which possessive to use. Now, Cathy has been wondering about the so-called double possessive and asks, Which i...
Today we're going to learn a lesson about pronouns from the delightful, inspiring, and just a tad grammatically incorrect Olympics theme song. Does the Olympic Theme Song, I Believe, Have a Grammar Error? I believe in the power that comes From a worl...
Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is why grammar matters. One thing people said they wanted to hear more about in my print book is why grammar matters. I didn't think any of you would need convincing, but maybe you're looking for arguments to defend y...
Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is nixing the horrid of. Almost everyone has a few bad writing habits. They're often the kind of thing experts or even your friends can point to and say Yup, I know who wrote that. One of my bad habits is that I tend...
Sometimes theres a topic that doesnt quite defy explanation but certainly gives one pause in the undertaking. Lucky usthats where we find ourselves today. Why gerunds take a possessive before them. Oy. What's a Gerund? Lets start with what a gerund i...
Grammar Girl here. Today I have exciting language news from the new 2009 AP Stylebook. Last week the Associated Press released the updated 2009 edition of its famous AP Stylebook. This is the language rule book used by all the journalists in the Asso...
Grammar Girl here. Many parts of the world are moving from daylight-saving time (also called summer time) to standard time this week, so I thought it would be a good time to talk about the phrase daylight-saving time and time in general. Most usage g...
