Five-time winner of Best Education Podcast in the Podcast Awards. Grammar Girl provides short, frien
Why the decline of 'whence' and 'whither' led to 'Where are you at?' And weird memory tricks to help
The root of "hysterical" may surprise you (and make you want to use "hilarious" instead). Also, thin
What Dickens can teach you about choosing your characters' names. Plus, how to remember the frustrat
What Is a 'Crony'? Why Doesn’t 'Veterans Day' Have an Apostrophe? Use the hashtag #WhereIListen and
We have some theories on why people write things such as "'fresh' meat." Plus, we dig in to the two
6 steps to help you create gripping characters. Plus, we talk about how to format internal dialogue:
Journalists "bury the lede," not the "lead." But why do they spell it that way? And what do HTK, TK,
It's not lazy and it's not just filler, but using "like" too much can still get you in trouble. Read
What happens when I discover that my pet peeve is wrong? Also, why do we write with cliches? Should
If getting laurels is good, and being a Nobel laureate is good, how did we get to "resting on your l
Believe it or not, there are actually rules to being funny. Also, do you think "woah" is a separate
People have been asking about the "unavailable" meaning of "out of pocket" for decades, but there's
Nick and Hannah explain "red" and "blue," the origin of "POTUS," why the Declaration of Independence
Whether you call it "doomscrolling" or "doomsurfing," it's not your fault that you feel compelled to
Have you been told to write "run the GANTLET"? Here's why you shouldn't. Also, editor Ben Yagoda exp
Kamala Harris's selection as Joe Biden's running mate is important, significant, and a number of fir
Isaias. Mitch. Andrew. Jimena. How hurricanes get their names, and why you'll see some names twice a
What are those double dots over letters in English? Why does "money" have a plural, and how do you s
Blursday is a popular word to use when you don't know what day of the week it is. It captures that d
We started to wonder about the question words in the phrase "Who does what and goes where when." Rea
