Podcast

Grammar Girl: For Writers and Language Lovers.

Author: Mignon Fogarty, Inc.
Feed episode count: 1044
Official site: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/
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Summary

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.

Episodes

Jul 21, 2026 · not_requested

Shark Week: 6 saying from pop culture

Duration seconds: 513
Source: https://shows.acast.com/grammar-girl/episodes/shark-week-6-saying-from-pop-culture

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Jul 16, 2026 · not_requested

Decoding the Chinese character paradox, with Dr. Charles Kemp

Duration seconds: 746
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Jul 14, 2026 · not_requested

Isn't it ironic? Plus, the man behind the guillotine

Duration seconds: 690
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Jul 9, 2026 · not_requested

Saving Canadian lexicography, with John Chew

Duration seconds: 2235
Source: https://shows.acast.com/grammar-girl/episodes/saving-canadian-lexicography-with-john-chew

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Jul 7, 2026 · not_requested

Snowclones: fill-in-the-blank phrases we can’t stop remixing. Plus, is it 'RBIs' or 'RBI'?

Duration seconds: 582
Source: https://shows.acast.com/grammar-girl/episodes/snowclones-the-fill-in-the-blank-phrases-we-cant-stop-remixi

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Jul 2, 2026 · not_requested

Building a beloved resource for word lovers, with Doug Harper

Duration seconds: 1630
Source: https://shows.acast.com/grammar-girl/episodes/building-a-beloved-resource-for-word-lovers-with-doug-harper

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Jun 30, 2026 · not_requested

How to answer the question 'What's your book about?'

Duration seconds: 624
Source: https://shows.acast.com/grammar-girl/episodes/how-to-answer-the-question-whats-your-book-about

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Jun 25, 2026 · not_requested

Fossil words, eponyms, and a miscellany of weird facts, with Jess Zafarris and Shannon Miller

Duration seconds: 2287
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Jun 23, 2026 · not_requested

Why 'love' means 'zero' in tennis

Duration seconds: 495
Source: https://shows.acast.com/grammar-girl/episodes/1196

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Jun 20, 2026 · not_requested

Tomi Adeyemi: The writing life

Duration seconds: 2535
Source: https://shows.acast.com/grammar-girl/episodes/tomi-adeyemi-the-writing-life-and-her-new-writing-course

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Jun 18, 2026 · not_requested

The bouba-kiki effect in baby chicks, with Dr. Maria Loconsole

Duration seconds: 1028
Source: https://shows.acast.com/grammar-girl/episodes/1195

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Jun 16, 2026 · not_requested

The secret code of weather forecasts

Duration seconds: 575
Source: https://shows.acast.com/grammar-girl/episodes/1194

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Jun 13, 2026 · not_requested

Randall Munroe of xkcd: Language chat and weird bee laws.

Duration seconds: 2166
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Jun 11, 2026 · not_requested

What it really takes to translate Shakespeare, with Daniel Hahn

Duration seconds: 2084
Source: https://shows.acast.com/grammar-girl/episodes/1193

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Jun 9, 2026 · not_requested

How to get started as a freelance writer

Duration seconds: 899
Source: https://shows.acast.com/grammar-girl/episodes/1192

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Jun 4, 2026 · not_requested

The case for language clarity, with Iva Cheung

Duration seconds: 1737
Source: https://shows.acast.com/grammar-girl/episodes/1191

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Jun 2, 2026 · not_requested

Does Yoda speak 'real' English? Is it 'a real trouper' or 'a real trooper'?

Duration seconds: 786
Source: https://shows.acast.com/grammar-girl/episodes/1190

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May 28, 2026 · not_requested

Everyone has a story to tell, and why your memoir matters, with Grant Faulkner

Duration seconds: 1563
Source: https://shows.acast.com/grammar-girl/episodes/1189

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May 26, 2026 · not_requested

How ‘bee’s knees’ became high praise, and why do recipes sound so bossy?

Duration seconds: 1007
Source: https://shows.acast.com/grammar-girl/episodes/1188

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May 21, 2026 · not_requested

Why your topic isn't a point (and how to fix it), with Joel Schwartzberg

Duration seconds: 1343
Source: https://shows.acast.com/grammar-girl/episodes/1187

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May 19, 2026 · not_requested

How many people is a 'troop'? Why spelling bees are called 'bees.'

Duration seconds: 891
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May 14, 2026 · not_requested

The hidden logic of English spelling, with Colin Gorrie

Duration seconds: 1453
Source: https://shows.acast.com/grammar-girl/episodes/1185

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May 12, 2026 · not_requested

How the Crusades gave us 'lingua franca.' 'That' or 'who' for animals? Doot doot doot

Duration seconds: 911
Source: https://shows.acast.com/grammar-girl/episodes/1184

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May 7, 2026 · not_requested

Meeting the new editor, with AP Stylebook's Anna Jo Bratton

Duration seconds: 1449
Source: https://shows.acast.com/grammar-girl/episodes/1183

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May 5, 2026 · not_requested

Decoding the colon: AP vs. MLA style. Plus, words with no known origin.

Duration seconds: 1034
Source: https://shows.acast.com/grammar-girl/episodes/1182

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Apr 30, 2026 · not_requested

The hidden superpower of verbs, with Sarah L. Kaufman

Duration seconds: 1649
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Apr 28, 2026 · not_requested

Why English creates so many words spelled the same. Why we say 'ye olde' instead of 'the old.'

Duration seconds: 955
Source: https://shows.acast.com/grammar-girl/episodes/1180

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Apr 23, 2026 · not_requested

'Why We Talk Funny.' The reasons behind our accents, with Valerie Fridland

Duration seconds: 1980
Source: https://shows.acast.com/grammar-girl/episodes/1179

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Apr 21, 2026 · not_requested

Should you start a sentence with 'hopefully'? Why we might not recognize alien language.

Duration seconds: 1086
Source: https://shows.acast.com/grammar-girl/episodes/1178

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Apr 16, 2026 · not_requested

Inside the life of a curator (and the myth of white gloves), with John Overholt.

Duration seconds: 1853
Source: https://shows.acast.com/grammar-girl/episodes/1177

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Apr 14, 2026 · not_requested

Why 'stressed' spelled backwards reveals a delicious truth. 'Me' versus 'myself'

Duration seconds: 875
Source: https://shows.acast.com/grammar-girl/episodes/1176

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Apr 9, 2026 · not_requested

Losing clients to AI, and how to gain them back, with Suzanne Bowness

Duration seconds: 712
Source: https://shows.acast.com/grammar-girl/episodes/1175

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Apr 7, 2026 · not_requested

What the way we pronounce Iran says about us. Odorous or malodorous? When smell words stink.

Duration seconds: 971
Source: https://shows.acast.com/grammar-girl/episodes/1174

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Apr 2, 2026 · not_requested

The 3,000 hidden colors of the dictionary, with Kory Stamper

Duration seconds: 2072
Source: https://shows.acast.com/grammar-girl/episodes/1173

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Mar 31, 2026 · not_requested

Denim: Secret place names hiding in plain sight. Why the principal is more than your pal.

Duration seconds: 826
Source: https://shows.acast.com/grammar-girl/episodes/1172

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Mar 26, 2026 · not_requested

The crossword puzzle's role in World War II and the fight against Nazism.

Duration seconds: 1132
Source: https://shows.acast.com/grammar-girl/episodes/1171

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Mar 24, 2026 · not_requested

Feghoots: Groan-worthy story puns. How your brain stores words.

Duration seconds: 1061
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Mar 19, 2026 · not_requested

The ‘Tale of Two Dictionaries,’ with Peter Sokolowski

Duration seconds: 1378
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Mar 17, 2026 · not_requested

Why leprechauns are shoemakers. The March equinox versus the vernal equinox.

Duration seconds: 791
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Mar 12, 2026 · not_requested

'Mini' and 'factoid' don't mean what you think, with Jess Zafarris

Duration seconds: 800
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Mar 10, 2026 · not_requested

Is the Academy Awards singular or plural? Writing about time.

Duration seconds: 1065
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Mar 5, 2026 · not_requested

Mapping the American Tongue: The Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE), with Joan Houston Hall

Duration seconds: 2315
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Mar 3, 2026 · not_requested

The history of the octothorpe. Sir Fragalot and sentence fragments. Dribzle.

Duration seconds: 995
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Feb 26, 2026 · not_requested

How 'be like' took over the world, with Sali Tagliamonte

Duration seconds: 1564
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Feb 24, 2026 · not_requested

Why 'Tonka' sounds big and 'bitty' sounds small. Why you CAN start a sentence with 'because.'

Duration seconds: 784
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Feb 19, 2026 · not_requested

WHY WE USE ALL CAPS TO SHOUT, with Glenn Fleishman

Duration seconds: 1625
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Feb 17, 2026 · not_requested

Battle of the moguls. 'Awhile' versus 'a while.' Crittador.

Duration seconds: 794
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