Five-time winner of Best Education Podcast in the Podcast Awards. Grammar Girl provides short, frien
1018. This week, we look at the meanings of the word "board," including the differences between boar
1017. How did British words find their way into American English? Author Ben Yagoda shares insights
1016. This week, we look at why some verbs are so irregular that their forms don't even seem related
1015. The Chicago Manual of Style is updated every seven years, and this year's update is a big one!
1014. This week, we debunk misconceptions about gendered language, tracing the etymology of words li
1013. How can fiction writers create diverse, authentic characters without relying on stereotypes? A
1012. Most words are different in different languages, but water from steeped leaves has only two ma
1011. This week, we look at language patterns that may indicate someone is lying, such as how often
1010. We'd never be accused of belling the cat, but we did let our curiosity get the best of us when
1009. If you think apostrophes are confusing today, wait until you hear how people used them 100s of
1008. We look at why you have to use "the" before some nouns and not others, and then we dive into t
1007. Why do Adele and Susan Boyle sound American when they sing? We have answers. Plus, with all t
1006. We look at why the pronoun "I" seems to take plural verbs, and then we talk about a grammar to
1005. You asked, so I have a brief history of English from invading Germanic tribes to the Modern En
1004. This week, Karen Yin, author of "The Conscious Style Guide," discusses the concept of consciou
1003. This week, we look at zero — what a weird number! It has two plurals, sometimes you use the wo
1002. This week, Mignon talks with author Martha Brockenbrough about the good and bad sides of using
1001. This week, we explore the often-overlooked rules for ordering adjectives in English and when t
1000. In this special 1000th episode, I take the hot seat to answer your questions. Hear what made t
999. This week, we look at what shaped early American English, from Native American words to Noah We
