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Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

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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.

PublishesTwice weeklyEpisodes1071Founded20 years ago
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1158. This week, we go full Winter Olympics, tracing the origin of "ski," "luge," "toboggan," and more. Then, we look at why we say "Celsius" instead of "centigrade."

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1157. This week, we look at AI em dashes with Sean Goedecke, software engineer for GitHub. We talk about why artificial intelligence models frequently use em dashes and words like "delve," and how training on public domain books from the late 1800s m... more

1156. This week, we look at the pronunciation chaos surrounding "forte" and "pianoforte," from the French fencing term meaning "strong point" to the Italian musical direction meaning "loud." Then, we look at "playing the dozens" — the African America... more

1155. This week, we look at whether it’s actually true that Inuit languages have hundreds of words for snow with Dr. Charles Kemp. We look at how researchers used a database of 18 million volumes to find out how our environment shapes our vocabulary ... more

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Recent Guests

Charles Kemp
Professor of the School of Psychological Sciences
University of Melbourne
Episode: How can there be hundreds of words for snow? with Dr. Charles Kemp
John Chew
Expert in competitive Scrabble and organizer of Scrabble tournaments
North American Scrabble Players Association
Episode: Scrabble strategy and tournament culture, with John Chew
Doug Harper
Creator of the Online Etymology Dictionary
Online Etymology Dictionary
Episode: Building the Online Etymology Dictionary, with Doug Harper
John Overholt
Curator of the Donald and Mary Hyde collection of Dr. Samuel Johnson and early books and manuscripts at Harvard's Houghton Library.
Harvard's Houghton Library
Episode: Rare books, burned letters, and Johnson’s dictionary, with John Overholt
Danny Hieber
From the Linguistic Discovery YouTube channel
Linguistic Discovery
Episode: 2025 Words of the Year, with Jess Zafarris and Danny Hieber
Natan Last
Author of the book 'Across the Universe' and a crossword constructor.
New York Times, New Yorker
Episode: The secret rules of crossword puzzles, with Natan Last
Abigail Eisenstadt
Science writer at Science Magazine
Science Magazine
Episode: What a ‘Science' magazine experiment says about the future of AI in journalism, with Abigail Eisenstadt
Suzanne Bowness
Author of The Feisty Freelancer and a freelancer with 20+ years experience in writing and freelancing.
Humber College
Episode: How to be a ‘feisty freelancer,’ with Suzanne Bowness
Danny Bate
Linguist, writer, and broadcaster fascinated by historical languages
Episode: Why Q needs U and how hieroglyphics created our alphabet, with Danny Bate

Host

Mignon Fogarty
Mignon Fogarty is the host and a well-known figure in language education, recognized for her engaging and accessible approach to grammar and writing tips.

Reviews

4.4 out of 5 stars from 4.2k ratings
  • A worthwhile listen

    This show is always interesting and entertaining!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Earthvillage
    United States4 months ago
  • Good show, takes ads from oil and gas companies

    Too bad, I can’t associate with this. Unsubscribing:(

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    zs.taskai
    United States7 months ago
  • I have been listening to Grammar Girl since I've been listening to podcasts (2007?). Episode 1082 is the best of so many Bests. I am a grammar enthusiast and use words and writing in my career. Grammar Girl has made me a better linguist and writer, no doubt. Thank you, Mignon, for being so brilliant and so reliable!

    Podcast Addict
    5
    PaddyK013
    9 months ago
  • Bummer!

    Back on Dec 5, 2024 I wrote the following review:

    « Why does Mignon reveal the author of a segment she reads only at the end? It sounds deceitful, particularly when occasionally it includes the pronoun « I », which at the end, we realize that the « I » does not refer to her, but to the true author. Wouldn't it be more appropriate to disclose upfront the name of the author of the piece she reads? »

    Again, on Feb 11, 2025, I wrote that she continued doing it, even if it defies common sense. This ... more

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    AmiFidel
    United States9 months ago
  • A must for writers!

    Awesome show of interesting facts and tips about the English language, interweaved with in-depth interviews with professional writers or those in related areas.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    rhsiao
    United Statesa year ago

Listeners Say

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Critiques arise about certain presentation aspects, particularly regarding the clarity of author attribution in segments, indicating a desire for improvement in delivery style.
Listeners appreciate the short and engaging tips that are easy to apply in daily writing. They enjoy the blend of language exploration and practical advice that enhances their writing skills.
The podcast is often praised for its entertaining tone and for making grammar accessible and fun, especially for those who may have struggled with it in the past.
Overall, the content is deemed valuable for writers and language enthusiasts, with many expressing gratitude for the knowledge gained.
Some listeners express frustration regarding the abundance of advertising, indicating that it occasionally detracts from the overall experience.

Chart Rankings

How this podcast ranks in the Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube charts.

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#177
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#248
Canada/Education
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#143
Australia/Education
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#206
Italy/Education
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#128
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#19
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How can there be hundreds of words for snow? with Dr. Charles Kemp
Q: Do you think you could even do this kind of research on English? Or is it just too many different people speak it that you would never find patterns?
You can do it, and our database includes dictionaries for old English and different regional varieties, showing that English has an unusual repertoire of speech act verbs.
How can there be hundreds of words for snow? with Dr. Charles Kemp
Q: How do you think that skews the data or does it?
English affects our analyses as we're only able to look at lexical elaboration for concepts that correspond to words in English, including limitations in coverage for other languages.
How can there be hundreds of words for snow? with Dr. Charles Kemp
Q: How do you know how many times the word snow shows up in a particular dictionary?
We use frequency information to determine how many times the English word snow appears in that dictionary.
Scrabble strategy and tournament culture, with John Chew
Q: Can you talk about the connection between math and board games?
Mathematics teaches us to be rigorous and analytical, which is useful in approaching board games strategically.
Rare books, burned letters, and Johnson’s dictionary, with John Overholt
Q: What is your most unremarkable item?
Some modern 20th century additions that are of little significance, but are kept for completeness.

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5. Danny Hieber
6. Natan Last
7. Abigail Eisenstadt
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