Grammar Girl

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How Texting Is Changing English
May 10, 2013 | Episode #366 | Style
Why Would Anyone Use The Chicago Manual of Style?
April 18, 2013 | Episode #364 | Style | General
Flashbacks in Books
April 10, 2013 | Episode #363 | Style
Should You Use Words or Numbers for Dates?
December 27, 2012 | | Style
Writing Scripts and Speeches
September 20, 2012 | Episode #337 | Word Choice | Style | The Business of Writing
How to Write Good Survey Questions
September 6, 2012 | Episode #335 | Word Choice | Style
Formatting Titles on Twitter and Facebook
August 14, 2012 | | Style
The Rules of Story
July 26, 2012 | Episode #330 | Style
Are Nicknames Capitalized?
June 14, 2012 | | Style
"It Is I" Versus "It Is Me"
June 14, 2012 | Episode #79 | General Grammar | Word Choice | Style
Sentence Fragments
April 5, 2012 | Episode #316 | Word Choice | Style
Everybody: Singular or Plural
January 27, 2012 | Episode #111 | General Grammar | Word Choice | Style
Emoticons: Noses or Noseless?
January 23, 2012 | | Style | Humor | General
“The Night Circus”: First, Second, and Third Person
January 12, 2012 | Episode #306 | General Grammar | Style
When Do You Capitalize Academic Degrees?
January 12, 2012 | | Style
Are Your Holiday Cards Grammatically Correct?
December 13, 2011 | | General Grammar | Punctuation | Style
Formatting Vertical Lists
November 10, 2011 | Episode #57 | Punctuation | Style
Generic Singular Pronouns
October 20, 2011 | Episode #29 | General Grammar | Word Choice | Style
Metaphors and Similes
September 1, 2011 | Episode #85 | General Grammar | Style
Are You Using Hyphens Correctly?
March 10, 2011 | | General Grammar | Punctuation | Style
Can You Start a Sentence with "However"?
March 10, 2011 | | General Grammar | Word Choice | Style
"A Historic " Versus "An Historic"
February 24, 2011 | | General Grammar | Word Choice | Style
Why Photo Captions May Deserve a Grammatical Pass
February 24, 2011 | | General Grammar | Punctuation | Style
CamelCase
January 30, 2011 | | Style
Ampersand
January 29, 2011 | | Punctuation | Style
Why Can't I Determine How My Name Is Spelled?
January 28, 2011 | | General Grammar | Punctuation | Style
Do You Need a Comma Before "Jr."?
January 20, 2011 | | General Grammar | Punctuation | Style
Show, Don’t Tell
October 28, 2010 | Episode #246 | Word Choice | Style
Split Infinitives
August 20, 2010 | Episode #236 | General Grammar | Style | General
Active Voice Versus Passive Voice
July 22, 2010 | Episode #232 | Word Choice | Style