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You'll get fun and friendly doses of writing advice in three short chunks: a Quick and Dirty Tip, a meaty middle, and a final tidbit. Grammar Girl covers everything from punctuation and grammar to style and voice. QuickandDirtyTips.com
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![50 GG Like Versus As]()
50 GG Like Versus As
05/09/2013 Durata: 06minFind out which of these words is a preposition and which is a conjunction. Try Grammar Girl's new iPad game called Grammar Pop. You match words with their part of speech to pop clouds. You can also find Grammar Girl's books at http://j.mp/allGGbooks
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![381 GG Prepositions]()
381 GG Prepositions
30/08/2013 Durata: 07minThe fascinating history of English prepositions (yes, really). If you are trying to learn about prepositions, try Grammar Girl's new iPad game called Grammar Pop. You match words with their part of speech, including prepositions. You can also find Grammar Girl's books at http://j.mp/allGGbooks
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![380 GG Participles and Gerunds]()
380 GG Participles and Gerunds
22/08/2013 Durata: 08minProve you know your parts of speech with the new iPad game Grammar Pop. You don't have to know the difference between participles and gerunds to play, but if you're up to the challenge, it's there waiting for you! Look for Grammar Pop in the App Store.
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![379 GG Apostrophes in Science Fiction and Fantasy Names]()
379 GG Apostrophes in Science Fiction and Fantasy Names
15/08/2013 Durata: 06minWho started it and why? Get Grammar Girl's books at http://j.mp/allGGbooks
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![378 GG Apostrophes and Plurals]()
378 GG Apostrophes and Plurals
09/08/2013 Durata: 07minLearn how to use apostrophes by pondering a Victoria's Secret ad. Buy Grammar Girl's books: http://j.mp/allGGbooks
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![377 GG Royal We]()
377 GG Royal "We"
02/08/2013 Durata: 06minIn honor of the new royal baby, more formally known as Prince George Alexander Louis, we're pondering a pompous pronoun choice known as the "royal we." Buy Grammar Girl's books at http://j.mp/allGGbooks.
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![376 GG Why Do We Have Both A and An?]()
376 GG Why Do We Have Both A and An?
19/07/2013 Durata: 07minHow English evolved to give us two indefinite articles (a and an), and the odd mix of possessive pronouns that don't quite match. Buy Grammar Girl's books: http://j.mp/allGGbooks
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![375 GG What Is It Called When You Mishear Song Lyrics?]()
375 GG What Is It Called When You Mishear Song Lyrics?
11/07/2013 Durata: 10minSpoonerisms, Mondegreens, Malapropisms, and Eggcorns. Like the podcast? See Grammar Girl's books: http://j.mp/allGGbooks
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![374 GG Rebracketing]()
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![372 GG Retronyms]()
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![371 GG Commma Splice]()
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![370 GG Why Isnt Gruntled A Word?]()
370 GG Why Isn't "Gruntled" A Word?
07/06/2013 Durata: 06minWhy Aren't We Gruntled When We're Happy?
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![369 GG Why Does I Take Plural Verbs?]()
369 GG Why Does "I" Take Plural Verbs?
31/05/2013 Durata: 08min"I" is singular, so why do we say "I go" instead of "I goes"?
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![368 GG Hyphens]()
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![367 GG The Old Editor Says]()
367 GG The Old Editor Says
17/05/2013 Durata: 09minJohn E. McIntyre, a veteran editor at The Baltimore Sun, shares pithy editing maxims from his new book.
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![366 GG How Texting Is Changing English]()
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![285 GG Moot Versus Mute]()
285 GG "Moot" Versus "Mute"
03/05/2013 Durata: 04minMoot isn't moot, but it can mean something different in Britain and the U.S.
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![365 GG The Language of Crime]()
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![364 GG Why Would Anyone Use The Chicago Manual of Style?]()
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![363 GG Writing Flashbacks]()
363 GG Writing Flashbacks
12/04/2013 Durata: 09minHow to manage verb tense when writing flashbacks.
