“If I was” or “If I were”? The subjunctive mood

Why it's important to bring yourself to a conversation or interview, with Charles Duhigg #journalism

How to build up your knowledge of software shortcuts and key commands, with Erin Brenner #AmEditing

How Frank Herbert broke writing "rules" in "Dune," with Kevin J. Anderson #creativewriting

Why Q is (almost) always followed by U, with Paul Anthony Jones #linguistics #englishlanguage

What's the difference between a road, an avenue, and a boulevard, with Eli Burnstein

Did you know there are "rules" for how we talk on the telephone? (with Charles Duhigg) #linguistics

Saying 'No,' with Erin Brenner

Paul Anthony Jones explains why we use metaphorical gestures. #englishlanguage #linguistics

Does it bother you when people talk about "a training"? #englishlanguage #linguistics

When to use 'the' before a noun. Why rhymes help us remember. Opening a lime. Grammar Girl 1008

The best thing about the spelling bee, with Peter Sokolowski

When what you say isn't what you mean, with Anne Curzan. 🤣 #englishlanguage #linguistics

What's the difference between a schlemiel and a schlemazel?

What the pronouncer does at the spelling bee, with Peter Sokolowski

How to know what to charge as a freelancer, with Erin Brenner #freelancing #amwriting #amediting

Where the languages in Dune come from, with Scott Brick

The power of deep questions, with Charles Duhigg

Why today's crosswords are more interesting than those you may remember from the past.

What makes a language hard to learn?

Why 'I' takes plural verbs. Making names that end in S, like Harris and Biles, possessive. Marinate.

Anne Curzan briefly gives in to her inner grammando

What finally made the NYT start running crossword puzzles during WWII, with Ben Zimmer

Compound words in Old English (like "heaven candle" for "sun) #englishlanguage #podcast

A brief history of English (aka when they spoke French in England). Killer death meat. GG 1005