The words tombstone and gravestone used to refer to large stone slabs that served as a lid for a tomb or covering for a grave. Also, the human scream has a very particular sound that makes it especially scary (and it&#39;s a sound shared by the music in scary movies). Subscribe to the newsletter&nbsp;for regular updates.&nbsp; Watch my&nbsp;LinkedIn Learning writing course. Join the conversation on&nbsp;Facebook&nbsp;and&nbsp;Twitter. Peeve Wars&nbsp;card game. Grammar Girl&nbsp;books. HOST: Mignon Fogarty VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475) Grammar Girl is part of the&nbsp;Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network. Theme music by Catherine Rannus at&nbsp;beautifulmusic.co.uk. Links:&nbsp; https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/ https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe https://www.tiktok.com/@therealgrammargirl http://twitter.com/grammargirl http://facebook.com/grammargirl http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl

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Is That a Tombstone, Gravestone, or Headstone? Why Is the Sound of a Human Scream So Terrifying?

Have you noticed people switching to the present tense when they&#39;re telling stories? It actually has a name: It&#39;s called the &quot;historical present tense.&quot; This is the article we mentioned if you want to read more about the historical present tense:&nbsp;Schiffrin, Deborah. 1981. Tense variation in narrative. Language 57(1). 45-62. Subscribe to the newsletter&nbsp;for regular updates.&nbsp; Watch my&nbsp;LinkedIn Learning writing course. Join the conversation on&nbsp;Facebook&nbsp;and&nbsp;Twitter. Peeve Wars&nbsp;card game. Grammar Girl&nbsp;books. HOST: Mignon Fogarty VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475) Grammar Girl is part of the&nbsp;Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network. Theme music by Catherine Rannus at&nbsp;beautifulmusic.co.uk. Links:&nbsp; https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/ https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe https://www.tiktok.com/@therealgrammargirl http://twitter.com/grammargirl http://facebook.com/grammargirl http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl

Using Present Tense in a Story About the Past. Beck and Call. Tie-Dye Trees.

Many words we use every day are actually trademarks. Did you know about all the words we talked about today? Plus, we talk about some really weird spellings and dunk on &quot;Eats, Shoots &amp; Leaves.&quot; Subscribe to the newsletter&nbsp;for regular updates.&nbsp; Watch my&nbsp;LinkedIn Learning writing course. Join the conversation on&nbsp;Facebook&nbsp;and&nbsp;Twitter. Peeve Wars&nbsp;card game. Grammar Girl&nbsp;books. HOST: Mignon Fogarty VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475) Grammar Girl is part of the&nbsp;Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network. Theme music by Catherine Rannus at&nbsp;beautifulmusic.co.uk. Links:&nbsp; https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/ https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe https://www.tiktok.com/@therealgrammargirl http://twitter.com/grammargirl http://facebook.com/grammargirl http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl

Surprise! These Names Are Trademarks. How to Write 'Dos and Don'ts' (or Is That 'Do's and Don'ts'?). Wording Your Mixes.

Researchers and companies are harnessing computers to identify the emotions behind our written words. While sentiment analysis is far from perfect, it manages to distill meaning from huge amounts of data &mdash; and could one day even monitor mental health. In the second segment of this episode, we answer a listener question about the word &quot;schnozz&quot;: is it really from 1980s children&#39;s televition?&nbsp; Subscribe to the newsletter&nbsp;for regular updates.&nbsp; Watch my&nbsp;LinkedIn Learning writing course. Join the conversation on&nbsp;Facebook&nbsp;and&nbsp;Twitter. Peeve Wars&nbsp;card game. Grammar Girl&nbsp;books. HOST: Mignon Fogarty VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475) Grammar Girl is part of the&nbsp;Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network. Theme music by Catherine Rannus at&nbsp;beautifulmusic.co.uk. Links:&nbsp; https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/ https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe https://www.tiktok.com/@therealgrammargirl http://twitter.com/grammargirl http://facebook.com/grammargirl http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl

The Hedonometer and Your Feelings. What Does 'Schnozz' Mean?

In the world of great debates, there is one that has been long enduring and still keeps language prescriptivists awake at night: Is it &quot;tom-ay-to&quot; or &quot;tom-ah-to&quot;?&nbsp; Now, this may not seem as pressing as whether nuclear fusion is possible, but to people in the linguistic trenches, it is pretty darn close. After all, how many linguistic pronunciation ambiguities have been so long running and widely known that they have actually inspired a song? In the second segment of the show, we explore why &quot;chiropractic&quot; is such an outlier for &quot;-ic&quot; words.&nbsp; Read the companion article on Quick and Dirty Tips. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to the newsletter&nbsp;for regular updates.&nbsp; Watch my&nbsp;LinkedIn Learning writing course. Peeve Wars&nbsp;card game. Grammar Girl&nbsp;books. HOST: Mignon Fogarty VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475) Grammar Girl is part of the&nbsp;Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network. Theme music by Catherine Rannus at&nbsp;beautifulmusic.co.uk. Social Media Links:&nbsp; https://twitter.com/grammargirl https://facebook.com/grammargirl https://www.tiktok.com/@therealgrammargirl https://snapchat.com/add/thatgrammargirl https://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl https://instagram.com/thegrammargirl https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl

How Do You Pronounce 'Tomato'? Why Is 'Chiropractic' Singular. Fish.

The author of &quot;The Language of Leadership,&quot; Joel Schwartzberg, explains how you can make small tweaks to your language to make a big difference in your influence. Subscribe to the newsletter&nbsp;for regular updates.&nbsp; Watch my&nbsp;LinkedIn Learning writing course. Join the conversation on&nbsp;Facebook&nbsp;and&nbsp;Twitter. Grammar Pop&nbsp;iOS game. Peeve Wars&nbsp;card game. Grammar Girl&nbsp;books. HOST: Mignon Fogarty VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475) Grammar Girl is part of the&nbsp;Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network. Theme music by Catherine Rannus at&nbsp;beautifulmusic.co.uk. Links:&nbsp; https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/ https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe https://www.tiktok.com/@therealgrammargirl http://twitter.com/grammargirl http://facebook.com/grammargirl http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl

The Power of Very Specific Words, with Joel Schwartzberg

Based on the history of who was sailing the high seas, it&#39;s a good bet pirates sounded a lot more multicultural than Ol&rsquo; Long John Silver would have us believe. We also discuss when you need a comma before &quot;because&quot; to avoid confusion. Subscribe to the newsletter&nbsp;for regular updates.&nbsp; Watch my&nbsp;LinkedIn Learning writing course. Join the conversation on&nbsp;Facebook&nbsp;and&nbsp;Twitter. Grammar Pop&nbsp;iOS game. Peeve Wars&nbsp;card game. Grammar Girl&nbsp;books. HOST: Mignon Fogarty VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475) Grammar Girl is part of the&nbsp;Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network. Theme music by Catherine Rannus at&nbsp;beautifulmusic.co.uk. Links:&nbsp; https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/ https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe https://www.tiktok.com/@therealgrammargirl http://twitter.com/grammargirl http://facebook.com/grammargirl http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl

How to Really Talk Like a Pirate. When Do You Need a Comma Before 'Because'?

Instead of grinding your teeth about &quot;very unique,&quot; pat yourself on the back for recognizing a widespread case of lexical broadening. Plus, we talk about why some people capitalize &quot;Delta variant&quot; and some don&#39;t. Subscribe to the newsletter&nbsp;for regular updates.&nbsp; Watch my&nbsp;LinkedIn Learning writing course. Join the conversation on&nbsp;Facebook&nbsp;and&nbsp;Twitter. Grammar Pop&nbsp;iOS game. Peeve Wars&nbsp;card game. Grammar Girl&nbsp;books. HOST: Mignon Fogarty VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475) Grammar Girl is part of the&nbsp;Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network. Theme music by Catherine Rannus at&nbsp;beautifulmusic.co.uk. Links:&nbsp; https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/ https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe https://www.tiktok.com/@therealgrammargirl http://twitter.com/grammargirl http://facebook.com/grammargirl http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl

Why and When 'Very Unique' Is Wrong. Capitalizing 'Delta Variant' (or Not). Happy to You.

We naked apes have been making up sayings with the word &quot;naked&quot; for a long time. Plus, we talk about how to pronounce &quot;short-lived&quot; and when to capitalize &quot;earth.&quot; Subscribe to the newsletter&nbsp;for regular updates.&nbsp; Watch my&nbsp;LinkedIn Learning writing course. Join the conversation on&nbsp;Facebook&nbsp;and&nbsp;Twitter. Grammar Pop&nbsp;iOS game. Peeve Wars&nbsp;card game. Grammar Girl&nbsp;books. HOST: Mignon Fogarty VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475) Grammar Girl is part of the&nbsp;Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network. Theme music by Catherine Rannus at&nbsp;beautifulmusic.co.uk. Links:&nbsp; https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/ https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe https://www.tiktok.com/@therealgrammargirl http://twitter.com/grammargirl http://facebook.com/grammargirl http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl

Naked Idioms. Short-Lived. Capitalizing Earth. Hector Protector.

What does getting married have to do with honey and the moon? What is tricky about the word &quot;where&quot;? Subscribe to the newsletter&nbsp;for regular updates.&nbsp; Watch my&nbsp;LinkedIn Learning writing course. Join the conversation on&nbsp;Facebook&nbsp;and&nbsp;Twitter. Grammar Pop&nbsp;iOS game. Peeve Wars&nbsp;card game. Grammar Girl&nbsp;books. HOST: Mignon Fogarty VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475) Grammar Girl is part of the&nbsp;Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network. Theme music by Catherine Rannus at&nbsp;beautifulmusic.co.uk. Links:&nbsp; https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/ https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe https://www.tiktok.com/@therealgrammargirl http://twitter.com/grammargirl http://facebook.com/grammargirl http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl &nbsp;

The Origin of 'Honeymoon.' 'Where' Versus 'In Which.' Fevesteter.

What does &quot;Dutch courage&quot; mean? And 10 other weird words for alcohol. Plus, the special thing you have to pay attention to when you start a sentence with &quot;however.&quot; Subscribe to the newsletter&nbsp;for regular updates.&nbsp; Watch my&nbsp;LinkedIn Learning writing course. Join the conversation on&nbsp;Facebook&nbsp;and&nbsp;Twitter. Grammar Pop&nbsp;iOS game. Peeve Wars&nbsp;card game. Grammar Girl&nbsp;books. HOST: Mignon Fogarty VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475) Grammar Girl is part of the&nbsp;Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network. Theme music by Catherine Rannus at&nbsp;beautifulmusic.co.uk. Links:&nbsp; https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/ https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe https://www.tiktok.com/@therealgrammargirl http://twitter.com/grammargirl http://facebook.com/grammargirl http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl

Weird Words for Alcohol. Starting a Sentence with 'However.'

As much as we&#39;d like to believe that people are convinced by facts, years of cognitive research show that we are convinced by stories and emotions (and then we often find facts to support our decisions). Since storytelling matters, we talked about how to do it well. To sign up for my Advanced AP Style webinar, go to&nbsp;http://bit.ly/apstyle21&nbsp;and use the code MACMIL to save. Subscribe to the newsletter&nbsp;for regular updates.&nbsp; Watch my&nbsp;LinkedIn Learning writing course. Join the conversation on&nbsp;Facebook&nbsp;and&nbsp;Twitter. Grammar Pop&nbsp;iOS game. Peeve Wars&nbsp;card game. Grammar Girl&nbsp;books. HOST: Mignon Fogarty VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475) Grammar Girl is part of the&nbsp;Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network. Theme music by Catherine Rannus at&nbsp;beautifulmusic.co.uk. Links:&nbsp; https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/ https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe https://www.tiktok.com/@therealgrammargirl http://twitter.com/grammargirl http://facebook.com/grammargirl http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl

How Storytelling Makes a Difference (and How to Do It Well)

You know about deja vu, but do you know about jemais vu, presque vu, deja lu, deja entendu, and deja reve? Plus, we help you figure out when to put commas between adjectives. It&#39;s tricky, but we have a simple two-pronged test.&nbsp; Answers to the quiz at the end of the show: 1) It&#39;s an easy five-mile hike. 2) That was a long, hard run. 3) They endured a tough marital situation. To sign up for my Advanced AP Style webinar, go to&nbsp;http://bit.ly/apstyle21&nbsp;and use the code MACMIL to save. Subscribe to the newsletter&nbsp;for regular updates.&nbsp; Watch my&nbsp;LinkedIn Learning writing course. Join the conversation on&nbsp;Facebook&nbsp;and&nbsp;Twitter. Grammar Pop&nbsp;iOS game. Peeve Wars&nbsp;card game. Grammar Girl&nbsp;books. HOST: Mignon Fogarty VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475) Grammar Girl is part of the&nbsp;Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network. Links:&nbsp; https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/ https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe https://www.tiktok.com/@therealgrammargirl http://twitter.com/grammargirl http://facebook.com/grammargirl http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl

What's the Opposite of Deja Vu? Commas Between Adjectives

We&#39;ve gone through a lot of stories and tips in 15 years&mdash;more than a thousand. Today, I picked a few of my favorites for you. To sign up for my Advanced AP Style webinar, go to http://bit.ly/apstyle21 and use the code MACMIL to save. Subscribe to the newsletter&nbsp;for regular updates.&nbsp; Watch my&nbsp;LinkedIn Learning writing course. Join the conversation on&nbsp;Facebook&nbsp;and&nbsp;Twitter. Grammar Pop&nbsp;iOS game. Peeve Wars&nbsp;card game. Grammar Girl&nbsp;books. HOST: Mignon Fogarty VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475) Grammar Girl is part of the&nbsp;Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network. Links:&nbsp; https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/ https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe https://www.tiktok.com/@therealgrammargirl http://twitter.com/grammargirl http://facebook.com/grammargirl http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl

The Best Stories from 15 Years of Grammar Girl

&quot;Stationary&quot; and &quot;stationery&quot; have the same ultimate origin, but they evolved to have different meanings and one became tied to paper goods. Also, a recent survey in the UK highlighted pronunciations that annoy people. We look at which ones and why. THIS WEEK ONLY: Make a donation up to $1,000 at Donors Choose, and I&#39;ll match it until we reach our $7,500 goal. Visit https://donorschoose.org/grammar and use the code GRAMMARGIRL. Subscribe to the newsletter&nbsp;for regular updates.&nbsp; Watch my&nbsp;LinkedIn Learning writing course. Join the conversation on&nbsp;Facebook&nbsp;and&nbsp;Twitter. Grammar Pop&nbsp;iOS game. Peeve Wars&nbsp;card game. Grammar Girl&nbsp;books. HOST: Mignon Fogarty VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475) Grammar Girl is part of the&nbsp;Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network. Links:&nbsp; https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/ https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe https://www.tiktok.com/@therealgrammargirl http://twitter.com/grammargirl http://facebook.com/grammargirl http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl

What the Two Spellings of Stationary/ery Have to Do with Booksellers. Why Pronunciations Change.

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.

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Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

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