英语语法：232 Show, Don’t Tell

By Mignon Fogarty Today were going to learn about the old writing adage Show, dont tell. The podcast edition of this article was sponsored by Smarties: the gluten-free, dairy-free, tamper-evident, low-calorie candies for Halloween. Buy Smarties this

英语语法：2 Abbreviations, Acronyms, And Initialisms

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is the difference between abbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms. It's kind of an extension of the last episode, because I want to clarify the difference between abbreviations and acronyms. Any shortened form of a w

英语语法：10 Graduated versus Graduated From

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is graduation. I can't believe it's already May. Graduation season is around the corner, which means my inbox will soon be full of complaints about the phrase graduated college. And those complainers are right to be a

英语语法：4 April Fools' Day Episode

I hope you enjoy this April Fools' Day show. It was created by Will Ross, host of The Traveling Avatar's Quick and Dirty Tips for a Better Second Life. [I quick-posted the transcript for the listeners stationed in Iraq. I didn't realize they can't li

英语语法：6 Citing Podcasts and Websites

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is how to deal with electronic citations. Listener Question Now to get started, here's a listener question: Hi, Grammar Girl. My name is Laura and I am a teacher of 9th-grade English and a big fan of your podcast. I'v

英语语法：5 Chicago Style

Grammar Girl here. Today's topics are style guides and how to deal with book titles. Joe called in with this question: With all of the style guides that are out there -- APA, MLA -- why would anyone use Chicago? I was finding it very hard to believe

英语语法：7 Compound Possession

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is compound possession, but a couple of people told me they expected last week's episode to be about the word capital, since the iTunes title was A Capital Idea. So I'll address that question first. Here's Scott: Comp

英语语法：8 Excessive Redundant Redundancies

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is redundant acronyms. Some of you know that I'm a working writer. I've had some big deadlines over the last few weeks, so that's why there haven't been as many episodes out; but my work is always a huge inspiration f

英语语法：9 Generating Story Ideas

Grammar Girl here. It's a rare bonus episode! Today's topics are generating story ideas and overcoming writers block. Matt from College Park wrote in saying that the podcast has helped his writing, and now his only problem is finding something to wri

英语语法：11 Grammar Manners

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is how to correct other people's grammar. Dr. David asked about how he can correct other people's grammar without losing friends or sounding like a snob. A couple of people, whom I won't name, asked how to deal with b

英语语法：20 Strunk and White

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is The Elements of Style by Strunk and White. 50 Years of Stupid Grammar Advice Fifty years ago this month, Strunk and White's The Elements of Style as we know it today was published*, and in honor of the occasion, th

英语语法：18 Spoonerisms, Mondegreens

Grammar Girl here. I believe I've said before that speaking and writing are two different skills. Since I'm in a summertime mood, I thought it would be fun to go beyond grammar rules today and talk about some funny errorssuch as spoonerisms, mondegre

英语语法：17 People Versus Entities

Grammar Girl here. Aliza in Alaska recently asked whether she should use who or that to refer to a board of directors. Today we're going to decide whether companies are people or things; in other words, whether you use the relative pronoun who or tha

英语语法：15 I.e. Versus E.g.

Grammar Girl here. This episode is a new and improved version of i.e. versus e.g. Misusing these two abbreviations is one of the top five mistakes I used to see when editing technical documents. There's so much confusion that in some of the drafts I

英语语法：14 How to Write Your First Novel

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is how to write your first novel. Since youre listening to this podcast, you probably love the English language and the written word. And if you do, you probably have an itch to write that first novel. Well, you're no

英语语法：13 Interviewing Tips

Grammar Girl talks about the difficulties she encountered trying to use a spreadsheet to organize her upcoming book, and explains how paper solved the problem. There is no transcript for this video podcast. This show was not scripted. Please forgive

英语语法：12 Hey, That's Not Grammar Girl!

An April Fools' show in which Will Ross from 118 Migration impersonates Grammar Girl. Grammar Girl here... This show is also sponsored by Grammar Girls Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing. I've hidden a golden bookmark in five of the copies that

英语语法：16 The Lord Is Come?

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is subversive Christmas carols. And now, on to our question. There's a listener named Kat whose holiday joy is crushed every time she hears the Christmas carol Joy to the World. She asks: Why do we sing 'Joy to the wo

英语语法：28 Yoda Grammar

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is Yoda's grammar. Yes, Yoda from Star Wars. But first I have to apologize for a mispronunciation last week. The name of the author I was talking about is pronounced Proost, not Prowst. It's Marcel Proost. I'm sorry t

英语语法：26 Words that Sound Funny

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is words that sound funny. Funny ha ha, not funny weird. And now, on to funny words. Guest writer Kevin Cummings, of the Shortcomings Audio podcast, writes, I had my first comedy hit with the phrase itty-bitty kidneys