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"Moot" Versus "Mute"
May 2, 2013 | Episode #285 | Word Choice
The Language of Crime
April 25, 2013 | Episode #365 | Word Choice
Good Versus Well
March 21, 2013 | Episode #51 | General Grammar | Word Choice
Why Doesn’t “Explanation” Have an “I” Like “Explain”?
February 6, 2013 | | Word Choice
Can Apple Get Away with “Funness”?
January 24, 2013 | Episode #353 | Word Choice
Is it “a company who...” or “a company that...”?
January 10, 2013 | Episode #351 | Word Choice
Pronouns for People and Animals: "Who" or "That"?
January 3, 2013 | Episode #350 | Word Choice
How Webster’s Screwed Up
December 20, 2012 | Episode #348 | Word Choice
Tuxedo Verbs
December 6, 2012 | Episode #346 | Word Choice
Style and Register
November 29, 2012 | Episode #345 | Word Choice
"Bind" Versus "Bond"
November 26, 2012 | | Word Choice
"Then" Versus "Than"
November 5, 2012 | | Word Choice
Google Ngram and "Impact" as a Verb
November 1, 2012 | Episode #341 | General Grammar | Word Choice | News
"Ironic" Versus "Ironical"
October 18, 2012 | | Word Choice
Dragged Versus Drug
October 12, 2012 | Episode #151 | Word Choice
"American" and Other Demonyms
October 4, 2012 | Episode #338 | Word Choice
Writing Scripts and Speeches
September 20, 2012 | Episode #337 | Word Choice | Style | The Business of Writing
Why We Have Both “Color” and “Colour”
September 13, 2012 | Episode #336 | General Grammar | Word Choice
How to Write Good Survey Questions
September 6, 2012 | Episode #335 | Word Choice | Style
Modifying Absolutes
August 16, 2012 | Episode #41 | Word Choice
Words Actually Can Express...
August 9, 2012 | | Word Choice | News
“Pet” or “Petted”? “Grit” or “Gritted”?
August 2, 2012 | Episode #331 | Word Choice
"Baited" Versus "Bated"
August 2, 2012 | | Word Choice
"Hale" Versus "Hail"
July 31, 2012 | | Word Choice
"Versus"
July 19, 2012 | Episode #329 | Word Choice | Abbreviations
"Decimate"
July 12, 2012 | Episode #328 | Word Choice
"Alright" Versus "All Right"
July 10, 2012 | | Word Choice
"Could Care Less" Versus "Couldn't Care Less"
July 9, 2012 | | Word Choice
"Dilemma" and "Gone Missing"
July 5, 2012 | Episode #327 | Word Choice
"Jealousy" Versus "Envy"
June 29, 2012 | Episode #326 | General Grammar | Word Choice