Grammar Girl

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Grammar

General Grammar Tips

What Does “Proper English” Mean?
April 12, 2012 | Episode #317 | General Grammar
Possessives
March 29, 2012 | Episode #315 | General Grammar
Getting Your Tricky Conditionals Right
March 8, 2012 | Episode #313 | General Grammar
When Should I Capitalize "Constitution"?
February 28, 2012 | | General Grammar
Does "You" Come First or Last?
February 17, 2012 | | General Grammar
Everybody: Singular or Plural
January 27, 2012 | Episode #111 | General Grammar | Word Choice | Style
Omitting “That”
January 19, 2012 | Episode #307 | General Grammar | Word Choice
Is "Impact" a Verb?
January 16, 2012 | | General Grammar
“The Night Circus”: First, Second, and Third Person
January 12, 2012 | Episode #306 | General Grammar | Style
Should You Point Out Errors?
December 29, 2011 | Episode #304 | General Grammar
Sentence Fragments
December 22, 2011 | Episode #30 | General Grammar
Are Your Holiday Cards Grammatically Correct?
December 13, 2011 | | General Grammar | Punctuation | Style
Passive Voice
December 8, 2011 | Episode #302 | General Grammar
Christmas Carol Grammar
November 24, 2011 | Episode #300 | General Grammar
10 Tips to Banish Typos
November 17, 2011 | Episode #299 | General Grammar | Word Choice
Can You Start a Sentence with "Because"?
November 9, 2011 | | General Grammar
How to Search a Corpus
October 27, 2011 | Episode #297 | General Grammar
Generic Singular Pronouns
October 20, 2011 | Episode #29 | General Grammar | Word Choice | Style
Myriad Of
October 19, 2011 | | General Grammar | Word Choice
Can Cigarettes Possess Something?
October 18, 2011 | | General Grammar | Punctuation
Is It "Previously-Explained Goal" or "Previously Explained Goal"?
October 10, 2011 | | General Grammar | Punctuation
What is an Aptronym?
September 29, 2011 | | General Grammar | The Business of Writing
When to Capitalize Seasons
September 29, 2011 | Episode #293 | General Grammar
Needs Washed
September 8, 2011 | Episode #290 | General Grammar
Metaphors and Similes
September 1, 2011 | Episode #85 | General Grammar | Style
Compound Subjects
August 4, 2011 | Episode #287 | General Grammar | Punctuation
Capitalizing Titles
June 9, 2011 | Episode #279 | General Grammar
Oddness When You Start a Sentence with "There Is"
June 2, 2011 | Episode #278 | General Grammar
Camel Case
May 12, 2011 | Episode #275 | General Grammar
Double Subjects
May 4, 2011 | Episode #274 | General Grammar