Synopsis
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
Episodes
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![323 GG How to Write Numbers]()
323 GG How to Write Numbers
01/06/2012 Duration: 06minWhen do you write out numbers, and why do they call it "maths" in England?
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![320 GG You Have No Idea How Weird Do Is]()
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![318 GG Dashes, Colons, and Commas]()
318 GG Dashes, Colons, and Commas
20/04/2012 Duration: 04minThey can change the way your sentences feel. Learn how they differ.
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![317 GG What Does Proper English Mean?]()
317 GG What Does "Proper English" Mean?
13/04/2012 Duration: 09minYou say "proper English," but you mean Standard English
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![316 GG Sentence Fragments]()
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![315 GG Possessives]()
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![314 GG Mary Sue]()
314 GG Mary Sue
23/03/2012 Duration: 05minTruth may be stranger than fiction, but fiction is usually more interesting.
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![312 GG This NGD story is all right.]()
312 GG This NGD story is "all right."
02/03/2012 Duration: 05minA Grammar Day tale: When Mr. Brown Met Miss Fox: A Love Story
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![309 GG Why Do Kids Say Versing?]()
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![308 GG Should We Abandon Standard Spelling?]()
308 GG Should We Abandon Standard Spelling?
10/02/2012 Duration: 07minShould we be more lenient? "L8r" for "later"?
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![310 GG Stationary, Stationery, Complement, and Compliment]()
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![111 GG Everybody Wants Some]()
111 GG Everybody Wants Some
27/01/2012 Duration: 05minIndefinite pronouns. The Grammar Girl print book is now available on Amazon.com! http://tinyurl.com/2pkej7
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![306 GG The Night Circus: Well Done Second Person Narrative]()
306 GG "The Night Circus": Well Done Second Person Narrative
13/01/2012 Duration: 07minDid you know there are three kinds of second person?
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![305 GG Where Did the @ Symbol Come From?]()
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![304 GG Should You Point Out Errors?]()
304 GG Should You Point Out Errors?
30/12/2011 Duration: 05minHow can you correct people's errors without coming off like a jerk?
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![030 GG Sentence Fragments]()
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![200 Who Versus Whom, Advanced]()
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![302 GG Passive Voice]()
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![301 GG Active Voice]()
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![300 GG Christmas Carol Grammar]()
300 GG Christmas Carol Grammar
25/11/2011 Duration: 06minLearn about the odd grammar in "What Child Is This?"
