Grammar Girl: For Writers and Language Lovers. cover art

Grammar Girl: For Writers and Language Lovers.

Grammar Girl: For Writers and Language Lovers.

Written by: QuickAndDirtyTips.com
Listen for free

Five-time winner of Best Education Podcast in the Podcast Awards. Grammar Girl provides short, friendly tips to improve your writing and feed your love of the English language. Whether English is your first language or your second language, these grammar, punctuation, style, and business tips will make you a better and more successful writer. Grammar Girl is a Quick and Dirty Tips podcast.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mignon Fogarty, Inc. Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Decoding the Chinese character paradox, with Dr. Charles Kemp

    Decoding the Chinese character paradox, with Dr. Charles Kemp
    Jul 16 2026

    1203. In this bonus discussion with Dr. Charles Kemp, we look at why the Chinese writing system has actually become visually more complex over thousands of years. Dr. Kemp explains how his team used "perimetric complexity" to measure characters and why the need for distinctiveness in a growing vocabulary overrides the natural drive for simplicity. This episode ran for Grammarpaloozians in January 2026. To get more bonus content, visit Patreon.com/GrammarGirl.


    Find Dr. Kemp at https://charleskemp.com/.


    🔗 Join the Grammar Girl Patreon.

    🔗 Share your familect recording in Speakpipe or by leaving a voicemail at 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475)

    🔗 Watch my LinkedIn Learning writing courses.

    🔗 Subscribe to the newsletter.

    🔗 Find an edited transcript.

    🔗 Get Grammar Girl books.


    | HOST: Mignon Fogarty


    | Grammar Girl is part of the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network.


    • Audio Engineer: Dan Feierabend
    • Director of Podcast: Holly Hutchings
    • Advertising Operations Specialist: Morgan Christianson
    • Marketing and Video: Nat Hoopes, Rebekah Sebastian
    • Podcast Associate: Maram Elnagheeb


    | Theme music by Catherine Rannus.


    | Grammar Girl Social Media: YouTube. TikTok. Facebook. Threads. Instagram. LinkedIn. Mastodon. Bluesky.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Show More Show Less
    12 mins
  • Isn't it ironic? Plus, the man behind the guillotine

    Isn't it ironic? Plus, the man behind the guillotine
    Jul 14 2026
    1202. This week, we look at the tricky question of what makes something ironic, including situational irony, verbal irony, and "skunked" words, with help from psychologist and author Roger Kreuz. Then, for Bastille Day, we look at how the guillotine got its name (ironically) from a man who actually opposed the death penalty.The "ironic" segment was by Roger Kreuz, associate dean and professor of psychology at the University of Memphis. It originally appeared on The Conversation and appears here through a Creative Commons license.🔗 Join the Grammar Girl Patreon.🔗 Share your familect recording in Speakpipe or by leaving a voicemail at 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475)🔗 Watch my LinkedIn Learning writing courses.🔗 Subscribe to the newsletter.🔗 Find an edited transcript.🔗 Get Grammar Girl books.| HOST: Mignon Fogarty| Grammar Girl is part of the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network.Audio Engineer: Castria CommunicationsDirector of Podcast: Holly HutchingsAdvertising Operations Specialist: Morgan ChristiansonMarketing and Video: Nat Hoopes, Rebekah SebastianPodcast Associate: Maram Elnagheeb| Theme music by Catherine Rannus.| Grammar Girl Social Media: YouTube. TikTok. Facebook. Threads. Instagram. LinkedIn. Mastodon. Bluesky. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Show More Show Less
    12 mins
  • Saving Canadian lexicography, with John Chew

    Saving Canadian lexicography, with John Chew
    Jul 9 2026

    1201. In this bonus discussion from January, we look at why Canada has been without a current homegrown dictionary for twenty years and how John Chew is leading the charge to fix it. We look at how John got the job and the unique challenges of funding a dictionary in a bilingual country. John also shares how his aphantasia — the inability to visualize imagery — actually makes him a better data organizer for the complex world of lexicography.


    🔗 Join the Grammar Girl Patreon.

    🔗 Share your familect recording in Speakpipe or by leaving a voicemail at 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475)

    🔗 Watch my LinkedIn Learning writing courses.

    🔗 Subscribe to the newsletter.

    🔗 Find an edited transcript.

    🔗 Get Grammar Girl books.


    | HOST: Mignon Fogarty


    | Grammar Girl is part of the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network.


    • Audio Engineer: Dan Feierabend
    • Director of Podcast: Holly Hutchings
    • Advertising Operations Specialist: Morgan Christianson
    • Marketing and Video: Nat Hoopes, Rebekah Sebastian
    • Podcast Associate: Maram Elnagheeb


    | Theme music by Catherine Rannus.


    | Grammar Girl Social Media: YouTube. TikTok. Facebook. Threads. Instagram. LinkedIn. Mastodon. Bluesky.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Show More Show Less
    37 mins
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1
No reviews yet