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Do you need minerals in your water? A lot of people are concerned that fruits and vegetables are less nutritious...

Dorie Clark has become the go-to expert on personal branding and reinvention. She believes we all have something unique and...

Have you ever sat in a classroom or work meeting and felt small, like you didn’t belong there, as you...

Like gluten or ozone, dissociation is one of those things everyone has heard of, but few can really define. This...

Many people use LinkedIn as nothing more than an online Rolodex, a means of finding a job, or a quick...

One of our listeners recently wrote in, wondering about the proper way to describe quantities. She said her sixth-grade English...

Recently, a listener posted a question about powdered milk on my Facebook page. She was wondering whether it’s okay to...

You polished your resume, pounded the pavement, and landed the coveted job interview. Congratulations! Now it’s time to prepare and...

A listener recently wrote in to ask about the word “bougie.” He’d heard it being used to mean something elevated...

Last week, our editor at Quick and Dirty Tips had a question about hyphens as she was working on a...

Five years ago I started my own consulting business—cue the terror, stress, exhaustion, and overwhelm. I wanted to succeed and...

Recently I got a call on the Get-Fit Guy hotline from Dionne asking: I just have to know—what is the...

Today’s episode is a conversation with Jeff Sanders, host of The 5 AM Miracle Podcast and author of the The...

“That never happened; you must be imagining it.” “Everyone agrees with me—you’re overreacting.” “Wow, what’s it like to be insane?”...

Today, we’re going to start with rules but go heavy on history at the end because what I thought would...

We don't typically talk about setting goals in May. But there's nothing typical about this May. Many of you have...

A few weeks ago, I received a voicemail on the Get-Fit Guy hotline from a listener named Erin. She had...

I was thinking about the consonant sound /ʒ/ recently. You know, it’s the sound that begins the final syllable in...

At a time when days blend together and uncertainty pervades, there's so much that lives outside of our control. So...

  Many parts of the world are moving from standard time to daylight saving time (also called summer time) this...

This episode is part three of a three-part series on attachment styles. The first describes the four attachment styles. The...

As we continue to persist in this new version of normal, it's likely many of us will experience a sense...

This is part two of a three-part series of episodes on how attachment affects your intimate relationships. Last week, we...

Working remotely is not a new concept. According to CNBC, as of 2018, roughly 70 percent of the global workforce...

Have you seen the show How I Met Your Mother? It's about a bunch of flawed but lovable New Yorkers...

  My family loves basketball, and from my name, you may have guessed that I have some Irish heritage, so...

a At some point, our kids begin to test the waters with "little white lies" and other sneaky, manipulative maneuvers....

All the little details of writing are difficult, and even published authors can struggle to get everything right. Thankfully, these...

If you’ve ever shopped for a loan or gotten a credit card, you’ve seen the term APR, or annual percentage...

All the little details of writing are difficult, and even published authors can struggle to get everything right. Thankfully, these...

International Women’s Day is March 8. On this day, people around the world celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political...

Insomnia is one of the most frustrating experiences in our modern existence. You stare up at the ceiling (or worse,...

I received an email a while ago from a listener named Victoria who wanted to know what I thought of...

We all want to be productive. Checking boxes, crossing items off our lists—is there anything more satisfying? We tend to...

  It’s the end of February, which means Mardi Gras is almost here! When we think of Mardi Gras, we...

The mother-daughter connection is like none other. It’s an intense, special bond that is instrumental in the lives of both....

  If you want to try something fun this Valentine’s Day, type “XOXO” into a Facebook comment. It’s shorthand for...

Fiber has come a long way—this is not your grandma's bran muffin! Fiber may seem like a frumpy nutrient, but...

What is oxytocin? You know those warm and fuzzy feelings you get when you cuddle a puppy, hug your friend,...

To talk about how we got the names of the days of the week, we have to go back in...

  You want the referee of your game to be disinterested. You don’t want the referee to have a bet...

Although the website for the American Kennel Club and dog-specific publications such as Bark magazine and Dogster seem to capitalize all the words in breed names,...

Today’s episode is an interview with Jocko Willink, a retired U.S. Navy SEAL officer and New York Times #1 bestselling...

High odds mean that if you’ve placed a bet, you’ll win a high payout; and low odds mean that if...

Family estrangement is one of my most requested topics from listeners and readers coping with the loss and isolation they...

When people tell me their pet peeves, they often mention the phrase “could care less.” They claim it should be...

Grammar Pop is a mobile game originally developed for iOS devices. Now, for the first time, you can play it...

Nutrition Diva listener John recently asked me to weigh in on a new FDA approved weight loss drug called Gelesis100. ...

Although these rather bland-looking platforms are only recently popping up in gyms and spas, whole-body vibration training (WBVT) has been...

Flossing every day, running more, eating more vegetables—whatever our goals, around four in ten of us will make resolutions to improve ourselves...

You and your partner seem to be at a crossroads. The two of you haven’t really connected in a while....

Is astrology real? Reading horoscopes is a popular diversion, but is there any science to suggest it means anything? Inspiration...

As of December 4, 2019, 565 people from 41 countries have gone into space. That’s it. 565 out of more than 7...

When my first daughter was born, I considered naming her Nola. But as my sage (and handsome!) husband pointed out,...

Spending time with family is a big part of the holidays, and thinking about family reminded me of a few...

I recently got a listener question about "more than" and "over": ”Hi, Mignon. My name is Andrea. About 20 years...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that among the most dreaded four words anyone can hear from a partner are...

Does the idea of having to self-promote leave you feeling like you need a shower? Sometimes, it seems showy and...

Thanksgiving is the U.S. holiday that many people jokingly call “Turkey Day.” That’s because most people celebrate the occasion by...

  Today's topic is single quotation marks versus double quotation marks. How to Use Double Quotation Marks Most people think...

Somewhere between Hawaii and the Philippines near the small island of Guam, far below the surface of the water, sits...

Your partner seems to be spending more and more time playing their favorite online video game. They’re up late at...

This sentence begins the best article you will ever read. Chances are you thought that last statement might be sarcasm....

In 1886, a lexicographer named Walter Skeat first used the phrase “ghost words” to describe words that he said had...

Mariah Carey, Ella Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby, Mozart, Beethoven, Jimi Hendrix, and Yanni. What do these musicians have in common? They're...

A listener named Katie wrote in with this question: How do you show possession to more than one noun? For...

One of our listeners wrote in recently with a question. He wanted to know whether to use the word “on”...

A couple of weeks ago when I did the show on Esperanto, I mentioned that Dr. Zamenhof wrote a primer...

A listener named Milton asked why Australians use the present perfect tense for the past tense. For example, he said...

A while back, I received a message on Facebook from listener Lindsey. She said: In another episode you talked about...

A while back, I received a message on Facebook from listener Lindsey. She said: “In another episode you talked about...

It is I, Grammar Girl, here to help you understand when to use the words “I” and “me.” A listener...

Cathy from Maryland wrote, "I have a question for you. When I read a novel that's written in England, they...

Let’s start by establishing that both of these words are short for “mathematics,” the science of numbers and their operations....

Have you ever wondered about the term “wheelhouse?” Our listener named Heidi did. She asked, “Have you guys noticed the...

Today, we’re going to tackle two of the scariest things you may ever be asked to do: writing and delivering...

Today, we have a tidbit about the word that’s spelled A-S-K. You’ll usually hear this pronounced “ask”—but sometimes, you’ll hear...

You didn’t realize it at the time, but last week was part I of apostrophes, and today is part II. Today's...

Eerie images from the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster still haunt us 30 years later. What is Chernobyl like...

When I was in second grade, I lost a spelling bee because I misspelled the word “its.” I put an apostrophe...

In the recent episode about vacation words, we said that you write the abbreviation for “rest and relaxation” with an...

This is one of a few questions I got about mondegreens after I mentioned them in a recent episode about...

Here's an interesting question from a Grammar Girl podcast listener: “Hey, Grammar Girl. I have what I think is a...

A few episodes ago, I talked about why the T sound sometimes seems to be missing from words like “kitten”...

A few months ago in a Slack channel for podcasters, one of my friends posted a grammar gripe. He wrote,...

A listener named Paul posted this kindly worded comment on Facebook. He wrote, “Mignon, I love your podcast. I have...

The first Wimbledon championships were held in 1877. They featured a field of 22 men, who were advised to bring...

What is the deal with not apologizing? Eminem says no apologies. Demi Lovato is sorry, not sorry. Gibbs on NCIS...

I received an email from a listener named Trish a few weeks ago all about the importance of forearm strength....

A lot of people get confused about when to use hyphens when writing ages, and I think it’s because sometimes...

A stronger immune system, more energy, improved endurance, and better stamina … one ingredient promises all of that. Whether it’s...

Dr. Rachel Vanderbilt is a relationship scientist whose research examines how we communicate in our romantic relationships. On the Relationship...

What Is a Participle? Before we talk about what it means to dangle a participle, we have to answer the...

Congrats new grad! You’ve put in the effort and now all your hard work has paid off—you have a degree...

Do you have trouble spelling the word “dilemma”? I’m nearly certain I was taught the wrong spelling in school, and...

May 5 is Cinco de Mayo, a holiday that celebrates the Mexican army’s victory over French forces in The Battle...

Today’s question comes from Matt Mullan, a teacher I met a few years ago at the National Council for Teachers...

A listener named Salomé from Santa Clara, California, wrote, “I have a question regarding the word ‘sneaked’ versus ‘snuck.’ I...

Two of our listeners wrote in recently to ask about a speech pattern they’d noticed: the habit of people dropping...

Christians, Jews, and Muslims will all be celebrating religious holidays in the coming weeks, so it seems like a good...

The 1987 movie “The Princess Bride,” directed by Rob Reiner, is the source of more catch phrases and funny lines...

Failure to launch: it may be a 2006 Matthew McConaughey movie given one star by Roger Ebert, but more often,...

(Paraphrased listener question) When my son was in elementary school, I started hearing kids use the phrases “these ones” and...

As a parent, I often find myself asking questions I never thought I would ask: How long can someone survive...

St. Patrick’s Day is coming up March 17. With that in mind, today we’re going to talk about three phrases...

  Here’s a question for you: In what world do “baraag,” “toot,” “toerroe,” “baaa,” “paoh-paoh,” and “u-u-u” all mean the...

  The 75th anniversary of D-Day is coming up in just a few months and that made me think about...

  I’ve been interviewing authors for the podcast lately, and one question we always ask is what words give them...

In 2017, I asked people on Twitter what it's called when a family has words only they understand, and some...

Meteorologists talk not only about what the temperature will be outside, but also what that temperature “feels like.” Why are...

Listener Maro from Argentina wrote in and noted that recently, he hasn’t been enjoying things the way he used to....

The Super Bowl is right around the corner. So with that in mind, today we’re going to talk about “punting.”...

Today, we turn to run-on sentences. I bet a lot of you think that run-on sentences are just really long...

I like myriad 10,000 Maniacs songs—"These Are Days," "Candy Everybody Wants," "Few and Far Between," and probably more that I...

Today we’re talking about the asterisk: how you use it and how it differs from other footnote symbols. What Is...

A listener named Manasi says she has been avoiding the words “purposely” and “purposefully” because she isn’t sure of the...

Today's topic is how to use colons. One of my favorite old grammar books, titled "Punctuate It Right," has a wonderful name...

What part of “no” don’t you understand? Some of you may remember a song with this title released by Lorrie...

  Have you ever wondered what's up with the weird word “methinks”? Why does it use an object for a...

Pronouns and Their Antecedents Today we’re going to talk about pronouns that don't clearly match up with the nouns they...

Being a responsible person is usually a good thing—it means you’re committed, dependable, accountable, and care about others. It’s the...

Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS), also known as neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) or electromyostimulation, is a protocol that elicits a muscle...

“Are you guys thinking about having kids?” “How much did your new house cost?” “Why aren’t you drinking?” “Haven’t you...

Lately, people have been asking a lot of questions about pronouns and what order to put them in relative to...

A question I get a lot is how to spell “flyer” (or is that “flier”?), as in “I want to...

  It’s not uncommon to see people misuse the word “penultimate” to describe something as better than the best, even...

If you believe in ghosts, you are far from alone. Around 45% of Americans believe in ghosts and as many...

Today’s topic is irregular plural nouns, odd nouns such as “ox” and “oxen.” Robbie from Keene, New Hampshire, called in...

A lot of people learned the rule that you put “a” before words that start with consonants and “an” before words that start with...

Jackie H. asked, "Is it correct to say 'In regards to...' or 'In regard to...'? I have used 'regards' for...

How to use the word “myself” is one of the top 10 or 20 questions I get. Here’s an example:...

Leg muscle power and vertical jump performance are considered critical elements for successful athletic performance, not to mention for simply...

  When you’re thinking about singulars and plurals, you often consider whether you have one or many of something, but...

  Today's topic is semicolons. I get a lot of questions about semicolons, so it's time to clear up some...

According to a CDC survey, one in four women and one in nine men are victims of physical or sexual...

Many people have asked whether the correct term is “duct tape” or “duck tape” or if maybe both exist and...

Have you ever wondered why you see "gray" spelled two different ways? "Grey" is the preferred spelling in British English, but...

Yael, who left a nice review on Apple podcasts, asked a question I get asked a lot. “I get that...

What follows is a lightly edited transcript of a Stitcher Premium bonus podcast. Grammar Girl: Grammar Girl here. I'm Mignon...

I recently got a note from Diane, who was upset with me for supporting the consumption of dairy products. “No...

When one of my kid's goes out of their way to tell me how great I look, particularly when I'm...

A listener named Carrie asked, "What’s the difference between ‘facetious,’ ‘sarcastic,’ and ‘sardonic'?" "Facetious," "sarcastic," and "sardonic" all have similar...

A while ago, I was on a call-in radio program, and one of the callers asked about the words “commentate”...

If you’ve never heard of chemtrails, don't fret. Before spending time in Southern California I hadn't heard of them either....

Bonjour! Today we're discussing some historical and linguistic connections between French and English, covering topics as varied as the Bastille,...

Laurel Stvan, University of Texas Arlington If you haven’t heard by now, the American press recently picked up on an...

How can words that native English speakers say every day not be real words in most dictionaries? Forms like “hafta,"...

A listener writes: “I have recurrent problems with candida or yeast. I have seen articles stating that I should eat...

I write a lot of thank-you notes. I thank donors of organizations that I support, gift givers after the holidays...

  Ultimate Guide to Sweeteners Downloadable Sweeteners may not be the most nutritious, but you don't have to completely get...

  Who vs. Whom Downloadable Have you ever mixed up 'who' and 'whom'? Who hasn't? Or wait... is it actually...

  Lay Versus Lie Downloadable Are you ready to take this quiz? Lay back, get comfortable... but wait. Is it...

  Homophones and Homographs Downloadable What's the difference between a homophone and a homograph? Well, it's easy to mistake the...

  'Three-Square' Meal Downloadable Break down your 2,000 daily calories into three meals (plus a snack!) with Nutrition Diva's 'Three-Square'...

  Editing Checklist Downloadable You wrote something great and now you're ready to start editing your work. Don't worry, Grammar...

  'The Snacker' Meal Plan Downloadable The Nutrition Diva Snacker Meal Plan divides your 2,000 daily calories among six small...

  English Quiz Downloadable Do you know how to pluralize names for groups that go by singular names? What about...

Today, Neal Whitman will help us understand why the word “troops” can refer to the number of individuals or groups....

There’s no doubt that raising kids is expensive. According to a 2017 report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the...

A recent survey by the American Psychiatric Association found that we are more anxious than ever, about health, finances, relationships,...

This a Stitcher Premium exclusive Grammar Girl podcast episode. Want to hear it? Head to Click to check for reference and use...

Recently, readers wrote in to question why I capitalized "the" as part of the newspaper name in the sentence "Yesterday...

“Cipher” comes from an Arabic word that means “zero, empty, or nothing.” The Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, and so...

A listener named Matt wants to know why some speakers of American English pronounce the word “wash” as “warsh.” This...

Today's topic is "lay" versus "lie." How to Remember the Difference Between 'Lay' and 'Lie' Here are four ways to...

  In 1946, an engineer was working near a piece of equipment known as a magnetron which is part of...

Remember that sweet, miraculous smell you inhaled when you held your precious newborn for the first time? Hang on to...

After doing some undercover investigation into the Orangetheory Fitness gym chain, I received a flurry of email requests from listeners...

Recently, Grammar Girl listener Mark J. Yevchak‎ wrote in with an interesting question. He’d been watching the HBO miniseries “Generation...

  The “mis-“ prefix and the “dis-“ prefix can both negate things in a lot of ways, and they have...

Articles Articles are short words that come before nouns. There are two types of articles: indirect articles and direct articles....

A listener named Anne wrote in with this question:  Have you written anything about the way some people pronounce short...

March 4 is National Grammar Day, so I have a special top-10 show to celebrate the occasion, and before you...

A  few years ago, I was listening to the Range podcast made by two of my friends — Julia Ritchey...

In Southern California, an estimated 1.2 million people live within 500 feet of the freeway even though the California Environmental...

When we think about taking nutrients into our bodies, we usually think about swallowing them, in the form of pills,...

  Every month or two I get a question like this one from Scott. He says he’s been fighting with...

No matter how frugal you are, no one is immune from making impulse purchases from time to time. But the...

Let’s say you just backed up your computer, and you get a message that says, “Your data is now safe.”...

Since I was in grade school, Jump Rope for Heart has promoted fitness in schools while also raising money for heart health...

Most of us take for granted that we have the power to monitor the passage of time, to know at...

Several listeners have asked when they should omit the subordinating conjunction "that" in their writing. For example, should you write...

A few years ago, I ran an episode about how I was hearing a lot of speakers saying "based off"...

In a recent podcast, I talked about some differences between British and American English, and I read a listener comment...

Jeffrey wrote in after he noticed that I pronounced “caramel” as “car-muhl” a few weeks ago, and that sounded wrong...

Turmeric is all the rage for its purported health benefits. Most of us know turmeric as a brilliant orange powder...

What you call a long, upholstered piece of living room furniture depends on where you live and when you were...

“Cannot” and “can not” might seem like they mean the same thing, but you use them in different ways. ‘Cannot’...

Measurement! I just love measurement. That’s because it tells you how you’re doing and how much progress you’ve made. Progress...

OK, let’s admit it. None of us really likes to apologize when we’ve done something wrong. In fact, the ways...

Mike wrote in with a question that I’ve always wondered about too. What’s up with the apostrophe in “Ruth’s Chris...

  A few months ago on the podcast we talked about how to rebuild trust in a relationship. But what...

There are so many things in life that are beyond a child's control. That's why kids depend on their parents...

  Today, as promised, we’ll talk about how to mix quotation marks with other punctuation. Quotation Marks with Commas and...

Most of us know about the big differences, such as Americans spelling “color” without a U and the British spelling...

Today we’re looking at various ways to say “because,” including “due to,” “since,” and “as.” Wordy Ways to Say “Because”...

We recently got a question about commas from one of our listeners, Benjamin Wolfe. Benjamin asked this: “Have you done...

You may occasionally hear or read an objection to the phrase “more importantly.” You can ignore it (unless you are...

I lost the name of the person who asked me why we call the fermented sauce we use in Caesar...

A listener named Mwalimu on Facebook asked, Which is correct? “This is one of the novels that has made a...

  Have you ever wondered about the origin of “cc,” a setting you likely use when sending an email message?...

My life is super exciting, so Friday night I was looking through the galleys of the new edition of the...

Binder Clips If you’re anything like us, your electrical cables can become a tangled, knotty mess. We’ve discovered an easy...

Sometimes directional terms such as south are capitalized and sometimes they aren’t. Directions: Lowercase When you’re describing a direction, south...

As the saying goes, "If you think you're too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito." These...

I’ll never forget the first field trip I chaperoned for my oldest daughter, now 24 years old. Her Kindergarten class...

Once you learn about comma splices, you notice them everywhere, and a listener named Jo has started noticing them. She...

Common household items can help you remove pesky warts and keep them from coming back. Tea Tree Oil Apply straight...

Two weeks ago, we talked about comma splices—errors that happen when you join two main clauses with just a comma--but...

Back in April after the style guide updates that came out of the American Copy Editors Society meeting, I told...

Tomato Paste Boils, or skin abscesses, are pimple-like skin infections that can swell into large, pus-filled sore-to-the-touch growths. To treat...

Think about the last piece of fat loss advice you received. Let me guess? It went something like this: “Move...

I used to be a terrible cook. One problem was that I would get distracted and end up burning things...

Save your furniture from stuck-on wax  and keep your candles clean with everyday items. Clean Candles Easily If your have...

Coconut milk has become one of the most popular nondairy milk options, and it’s one that wasn’t even on the...

Cool Down The solution for sore breasts is right in your freezer: frozen vegetables! Just grab a bag (or two,...

In last week’s podcast, we talked about how Captain R.F. Scott’s sick ponies might have been a harbinger of the...

Language is one of the most remarkable characteristics that separates humans from other animals. Despite the many remarkable abilities of...

Honey Make a cold sore a thing of the past with honey! Just dab unpasteurized honey on the spot three...

Canker sores are a very common affliction and can arise from any cause, ranging from stress to hormones to vitamin...

Add a Little Salt To remove a wood splinter, add a bit of Epsom salts to a bowl of warm...

Cut the Carbonated Drinks Avoid bubbly soft drinks and seltzers to cut down on accidents. Carbonation contributes to the acidity...

Today’s episode is about parts of speech and the interesting gray area between prepositions and adverbs. Let’s start with the...

Here are 6 substances that will help you avoid gout or relieve a gout attack quickly. But first, learn more...

Pedialyte   When your little ones are recovering from a tummy bug, you can help them feel better quickly with...

Eat Fermented Foods and Probiotics If you suffer from diarrhea, try adding fermented foods such as sauerkraut or kimchi to...

Once upon a time, the only people who might have had a canister of protein powder in the kitchen were...

THE QUICK AND DIRTY When your income exceeds annual thresholds for your tax filing status, you might get fewer or...

Whenever I talk about foods that can help control your hunger, I’m aware  of the fact that hunger is only...

Shoe Polish Does your wooden coffee table, dresser, or dining room furniture have visible scratches? No sweat! Use a similarly...

Hold Steady Feeling dizzy? Stop what you’re doing and hold still! Focus your attention on a single spot, anything from...

Wonders of Witch Hazel The astringency of witch hazel makes it a wonderful treatment for varicose or spider veins. As...

Medicinal Mustard Believe it or not, the yellow mustard in your fridge can help relieve joint pain and even arthritis....

What to Do If Your Candle is Too Big for Your Candlestick Most taper candles are too large to fit...

Quick Way to Make Pants Shorter You’ve bought a great pair of jeans, but they’re too long and you don’t...

  Most sources say that the correct past tense is pleaded. Squiggly pleaded guilty. That dirty rotten scoundrel. Garner’s Modern...

Ginger for Burns If you sustain a minor burn in the kitchen, reach for some ginger. Cut off the end...

Brighten Faded Carpet Brighten faded carpet and rugs by rubbing them down with a rag that has been soaked in...

Aloe to the Rescue Aloe is nature’s best moisturizer. If you have an aloe vera plant, you are in luck....

When not only is followed by but also (or simply but), it's considered good form to make sure the parts...

Oatmeal and Brown Sugar Foot Mask This foot mask is almost good enough to eat! In a food processor, pulse...

Capital "Capital" refers a city that is the seat of government for its region or is important in some way. ...

This week’s Radiolab podcast was about a strange Olympic badminton match in which both teams were trying to lose instead of...

When you get closer to finding a difficult truth or finding a hiding criminal, you home in on them, just...

Mice Hate Mint Mice hate the smell of mint! To get rid of mice in your home, head to the...

  In a previous Grammar Girl post, I talked about using while to mean although, but another point about "while" can confound...

To read the riot act means to put someone on notice that their behavior is unacceptable. Antisocial. Just plain wrong!...

Baking soda Easy DIY jewelry cleaner Baking soda mixed with hydrogen peroxide is a great cleaner for lots of household objects,...

You’re driving down the highway and all of a sudden a warning light pops up on the dash. You pull...

Super-Power Your Potpourri If there’s a bad odor in your bathroom, your potpourri has to work overtime. Hide a charcoal...

Sustainability is a very hot topic in the food and nutrition world these days and for good reason.  Every year,...

What is different about words like bread, desk, and sword compared to words like burrito, bureau, and karaoke? If you...

Can the corns and calluses Painful corns and ugly calluses can put a cramp in your style, especially in the...

  What Is a Misle? Today I want to talk about misles, and one misle in particular. What’s a misle,...

Keep Raccoons, Skunks, and Possums Out of Your Yard Besides being pesky mammals, raccoons, skunks, and possums have something in...

Cemetery is the much older word, going back to Roman times. Today, a cemetery refers to a large burial ground,...

Best Baking Soda Substitute Besides baking soda, a number of other kitchen items are capable of removing odors. Our favorite?...

What to do if your nonstick pan sticks Why do nonstick pans start sticking in the first place? For the...

Capitalizing job titles can be tricky because they aren’t always capitalized, but it seems like a lot of people want...

Quick Fix for Dark Spots If you have dark spots on your skin and you want them gone now, try...

Misusing these two abbreviations is one of the top five mistakes I used to see when editing technical documents. There's...

  If you follow my YouTube channel, you will have noticed that I’ve posted a few simple videos about how...

You’ll remember that a couple of weeks ago, I had a piece from Neal Whitman about homecoming being called HoCo,...

Today's topic is "further" versus "farther." Almost every week someone asks me to explain the difference between “further” and “farther.”...

Little bit of lemon (or vinegar) To help clear out clogged pores, simply dab some lemon juice right on your...

  When people think of punctuation marks, it is usually the handy comma, the imperious colon, or the overly excited...

Foil Birds with Foil If birds or other critters are wreaking havoc on your garden, place strips of aluminum foil...

Basic Athlete’s Foot Treatment To treat athlete’s foot, prepare a solution of water and white vinegar—one part white vinegar to...

Papaya Can’t stop scratching a bug bite? Just place a piece of papaya (the fleshy part, not the skin) on...

When Should I Worry About My Dog? If your dog has been experiencing diarrhea because he ate something he shouldn’t...

When you’re trying to figure out whether to use who or whom, it helps to know the difference between subjects...

A couple of months ago I used the word hung wrong in the podcast about the man who invented the...

DIY Ice Packs If you have time, fill the strongest resealable plastic bags you have with water and lay flat...

Moisturizing Collagen Mask Red grapes contain a chemical called resveratrol, a powerful antioxidant that helps boost the production of collagen....

Have you ever wondered why we have two past tense forms of the verb to light? Should you say Squiggly lit citronella candles,...

What Measurements to Use When making a hydrogen peroxide + dishwashing liquid cleaning solution, all you need is 2 parts...

DIY Squirrel Repellent If squirrels are getting into your garden, keep them away with a homemade pepper spray. Take a...

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Today we're going to talk about the difference between the words between and among. You may have noticed that I...

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Anders Celsius was a Swedish astronomer who invented a thermometer based on the boiling point and freezing point of water....

A listener named Alan wrote, “When using the word versus, does it make a difference as to what is placed...

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A couple of months ago, I addressed the question of whether eating meat affects your hormone levels. Since then, several...

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  Here's a question for you: When you hear reindeer clattering on your roof, are you hearing their hoofs (H-O-O-F-S)...

Anita writes: When is the best time to eat dessert? I've heard it is better to eat it immediately following...

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Sandy writes: “Have you studied whether raw mushrooms are safe to eat? I’ve heard a few well-known doctors say there are...

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The English spelling system is famous for not making sense. The phonetic ideal of having each letter represent exactly one...

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Today's topic is Yoda's grammar. Yes, Yoda from Star Wars. Why would I talk about Yoda? Well, a couple of weeks...

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Doms wrote in with an interesting question that touches on both Latin and global English. He said, "In the Philippines,...

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Readers often write in to complain about starting a sentence with so, even suggesting that it sounds condescending. Anand Giridharadas...

You’ve probably seen it before. The infomercials on TV that features a man or woman lounging happily on the couch...

A few years ago, a man named D. Chap wrote in and said, “I was thinking about the words dreamed...

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Today’s lesson involves a question of Cathy’s—or should that be “a question of Cathy”? By the end  of this podcast,...

Mark E. from Portland, Oregon said he regularly comes across the phrase chomping at the bit, but he believes it...

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Q. "What do you think of tuna or salmon in pouches? I like adding them to my salads as the...

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Quick, what's 1 + 1? It's obviously 2, right? Not so fast! What if I was to tell you that...

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Stephanie writes, “If you need to overhaul your diet, are there some principles that are more of a priority? What’s...

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  Blue=one person has heard the phrase "cash money." Red=one person has not heard the phrase "cash money." I first...

You’re probably seeing the word “canceled” a lot right now, but should it be spelled with one L or two? Well, it...

Today's topic is units of measure—those words and symbols that come after numbers. Put a Space Between Numbers and Units...

Nutrition Diva listener Jeffrey writes: "I feel like I get plenty of fiber, but I recently heard that blending fruits...

Do you know what two angles living inside the same right triangle said to each other? The first angle goes,...

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After our 3 frequently asked questions about math puzzles episode last week, math fan Cynthia wrote to tell me about...

A listener named Kat says her holiday joy is crushed every time she hears the Christmas carol “Joy to the...

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Nutrition Diva reader Thomas writes: "Some people claim that the body can't absorb more than 20-30 grams of protein at...

Q.  In your article on decaffeinated coffee, you say that "Almost all decaffeinated coffee is produced using a Swiss water...

  I'm going to tackle this in parts. "Into" versus "in" "Into" versus "in to" Sample sentences "Into" Versus "In"...

If you watched the children’s program Sesame Street growing up, you probably recognized the little bit I sang earlier. “Phenomenon,...

Invariably whenever I’m at a friend’s home, there comes a time in the evening when my hosts pull out a...

If you're anything like me, you don't exactly love doing long division. Which is exactly why I avoid it as...

Carrageenan has been the subject of a lot of controversy and several of you have asked me to comment. For...

Many people were taught that they shouldn't end a sentence with a preposition. Today, however, most language experts don't abide...

Oh, English. There are so many different kinds of errors that sometimes it seems overwhelming, but today, we’re going to...

Today's show is for all you folks who wish you were more regular…and by that I don’t mean more normal. That’s...

In the  last article, we discovered that integers alone are not sufficient to fully describe the world around us—we need...

I always wanted to be a spy! It seemed like fun. You’d meet a shadowy figure at night. “The cumquats...

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If you are one of those unlucky people who has “thrown their back out,” you know that sinking feeling that...

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Although I don’t drink much soda (or, as they call it where I grew up, “pop”), I do enjoy drinking...

In a recent article, “10 Tips For Gym Etiquette,” I taught you how to navigate through your workout without offending...

The numbers we use in our daily lives can be broken up into two main groups: rational and irrational numbers....

  Over the last several articles we’ve learned that many of the numbers we deal with in our daily lives...

In the last article, we learned how to turn simple repeating decimal numbers into fractions. Specifically, we learned how to...

Two weeks ago we looked at how to quickly test whether or not a number is divisible by 2 or...

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To multiply any two-digit number by 11, simply add the digits of the number together and then put this sum...

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How to calculate percentages can be easier than you may realize. Keep reading for some simple tricks. Long time math...

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Quick, what's 1/4 + 3/4? If you remember your math from school, you probably know that the answer is 1....

Fitness boot camps and group workouts are all the rage these days. From the external social motivation to push yourself...

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Some math is functional. Some math is fun. And some math is simply stunning. If that last description sounds improbable...

When I was growing up, there were only two kinds of olives at the grocery store: green olives stuffed with...

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