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Grammar Minute

Lauren Smyth

Saving the English language 60 seconds at a time.

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Should You Formally Study Grammar?

Grammar Minute ·

2024/11/12

The answer might surprise you. Learn more on today's episode of Grammar Minute!

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RERUN - None of Us Is Ready for This Grammar Rule

Grammar Minute ·

2024/11/07

"None" is short for "no one," which makes it a singular noun. But do we really have to treat it like one? Find out on this episode of Grammar Minute!

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RERUN - Banish Flabby Opinion Statements

Grammar Minute ·

2024/11/05

Angels appear to people. Opinions do not. So don't use this one common phrase in your academic essay, under peril of your professor's red pen!

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Brand Names Are Capitalized - And Yes, "Trampoline"...

Grammar Minute ·

2024/10/31

Brands that sound like commonly used terms should still be capitalized. Learn more on today's episode of Grammar Minute!

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The Enormity of "Enormity" Misused

Grammar Minute ·

2024/10/29

Welcome to Part 3 of my ongoing series, How Not to Use the Word Enormity.

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Is There a Place for Cliches in Good Writing?

Grammar Minute ·

2024/10/24

You just never know ... but you will after listening to today's episode of Grammar Minute!

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Waiting "On" = Fancy Butlers

Grammar Minute ·

2024/10/22

You don't "wait on" as many things as you think you do. Learn more in today's episode of Grammar Minute!

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RERUN: The Conciseness of "Concision"

Grammar Minute ·

2024/10/17

"Conciseness" or "concision?" Learn more on today's rerun episode of Grammar Minute!

32:52

SPECIAL EPISODE: Interview with Sophia Hansen, Author...

Grammar Minute ·

2024/10/15

Sophia Hansen is an organic writer, using no hormones, antibiotics, or pesticides on her words unless absolutely convenient. She’s lived on a tiny island in Alaska, the bustling cities of New York and Boston, and has settled in the southeast where she writes and edits in other worlds. Sophia loves plenty of coffee, crispy bacon, and—after 30+ years of marriage, seven children, and numerous pets—that she can still fit into her high school earrings.

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RERUN: It's Not Unlikely That You've Seen This Before

Grammar Minute ·

2024/10/15

The dreaded "not un-" construction returns in today's rerun episode of Grammar Minute.

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Inflammable: In Flames or Un-Flammable?

Grammar Minute ·

2024/10/09

Inflammable. Incombustible. Thanks, English. Learn the difference on today's episode of Grammar Minute!

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Imply vs. Infer

Grammar Minute ·

2024/10/08

Who ate the last cookie--and what am I implying? Find out on today's episode of Grammar Minute!

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RERUN: Hoot Owls, Humans, and the Who/Whom Debate

Grammar Minute ·

2024/10/03

Humans and hoot owls have some vocabulary in common. Learn how to use the "owl words" correctly in today's episode of Grammar Minute!

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RERUN: Cats & Compound Nouns

Grammar Minute ·

2024/10/01

If Hadrian and Mittens are sitting in front of the fire, could it be that Hadrian or Mittens ... are going to get up and eat dinner? Find out on today's (rerun) episode of Grammar Minute!

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Is English Really That Hard?

Grammar Minute ·

2024/09/26

It could always be worse ... right? Find out more on today's episode of Grammar Minute!

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Should You Put a Comma Before "And?"

Grammar Minute ·

2024/09/24

Like most things in English: It depends. Learn more on today's episode of Grammar Minute!

34:57

SPECIAL EPISODE: Interview with Dr. Hugh Ross, Author...

Grammar Minute ·

2024/09/20

Tune in today for a science and faith-filled conversation with author and astrophysicist Dr. Hugh Ross, of Reasons to Believe.

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Corporations Aren't Alive (Singular "They")

Grammar Minute ·

2024/09/19

"They" used in the singular sense has a long and complicated history. Here's one instance where it definitely doesn't work.

1:01

Incomplete Comparisons

Grammar Minute ·

2024/09/17

"Mechanical pencils are just better." Well, yes--but better than what? Learn more on today's episode of Grammar Minute!

1:01

Does Your Story Really Need an Ellipsis?

Grammar Minute ·

2024/09/12

The answer is probably no. Learn more on today's episode of Grammar Minute!

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