325 GG So You Think You Can Edit?
Tips for editing and revising.
Episodes
Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
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.
Episodes
324 GG When Bad Grammar Means Good Fiction
Sometimes you gotta break the rules.
323 GG How to Write Numbers
When do you write out numbers, and why do they call it "maths" in England?
320 GG You Have No Idea How Weird "Do" Is
English's meaningless "do."
318 GG Dashes, Colons, and Commas
They can change the way your sentences feel. Learn how they differ.
317 GG What Does "Proper English" Mean?
You say "proper English," but you mean Standard English
316 GG Sentence Fragments
Will they make editors reject your fiction?
315 GG Possessives
Possessives: They aren't just for possession.
314 GG Mary Sue
Truth may be stranger than fiction, but fiction is usually more interesting.
312 GG This NGD story is "all right."
A Grammar Day tale: When Mr. Brown Met Miss Fox: A Love Story
309 GG Why Do Kids Say "Versing"?
It's older than you think.
308 GG Should We Abandon Standard Spelling?
Should we be more lenient? "L8r" for "later"?
310 GG Stationary, Stationery, Complement, and Compliment
Memory tricks!
111 GG Everybody Wants Some
Indefinite pronouns. The Grammar Girl print book is now available on Amazon.com! http://tinyurl.com/2pkej7
306 GG "The Night Circus": Well Done Second Person Narrative
Did you know there are three kinds of second person?
305 GG Where Did the @ Symbol Come From?
Why does it look like a snail?
304 GG Should You Point Out Errors?
How can you correct people's errors without coming off like a jerk?
030 GG Sentence Fragments
Learn to recognize them.
200 "Who" Versus "Whom," Advanced
"Who" Versus "Whom," Advanced
302 GG Passive Voice
It's about more than just what verb you use.
301 GG Active Voice
It's about more than just what verb you use.
300 GG Christmas Carol Grammar
Learn about the odd grammar in "What Child Is This?"
299 GG Ten Tips to Banish Typos
Computer and printing tricks to eliminate errors.
298 GG Color Your Readers' Imagination with Words
"Dogs" or "mastiffs"? "Beer" or "ale"? It really does matter.
297 GG How to Search a Corpus
It's a database, not a dead body.
029 GG "They" as a Singular Pronoun
Can you use "they" as a gender-neutral singular pronoun?
294 GG Do You Resent Your Editor?
Tips for dealing with criticism.
293 When to Capitalize Seasons
When to Capitalize Seasons
292 Overcoming Writer’s Block
Overcoming Writer’s Block
288 Compound Nouns
Compound Nouns