Five-time winner of Best Education Podcast in the Podcast Awards. Grammar Girl provides short, frien
899. Believe it or not, "magick" isn't just a funky way of spelling "magic." The two spellings have
898. Randall Munroe joined me this week to talk about his language-themed xkcd cartoons, his simple-
897. Have you ever written yourself into a "that that" or a "had had" situation and wondered how you
896. If you've ever wondered why we pronounce the "-ed" at the end of "wicked" (and "jagged," "belov
895. A listener asked why he's hearing people refer to men as "widows," and we found a surprising hi
894. Whether you're getting ready for National Novel Writing Month or just want to watch movies or r
893. You may be surprised by the origin of the split infinitive "rule" and by the times they are OK.
892. We recently got a question about why people use a type of double-verb construction, such as "We
891. Your mind will be blown when you learn about accent hallucination. (Mine was!) And then we'll l
890. John Kelly, senior director of editorial at Dictionary.com, talks with Mignon about a bunch of
889. Splooting squirrels have taken the internet by storm. We look at where this fun word comes from
888. This week we take a fascinating look at how highly gendered languages are dealing with the driv
887. An amazing study shows that tool use and language are connected in the brain and shows how usin
886. The delightful Ellen Jovin of the Grammar Table (you may have seen her sitting on the street an
885. It's time for our quarterly listener question extravaganza! I answer your questions about the w
884. People often ask why people say "no worries" or "no problem" instead of "you're welcome," and w
883. The numbers sections of style books finally pushed me over the edge, and I have some stories yo
882. For Independence Day, we look at the word "freedom" and the surprising words that came from the
881. What's up with the fancy-schmancy "ahnt" pronunciation of the word "aunt"? And why are the rule
880. "Father" as a word shows how we humans love to extend our metaphors. Did you know it was only r
