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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,”…
I write a lot of thank-you notes. I thank donors of organizations that I support, gift givers after the holidays…
Today, Neal Whitman will help us understand why the word “troops” can refer to the number of individuals or groups.…
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…