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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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Stop by our friendly HELP! Desk, where English grammar is made easy to understand. Listen to an audio of a story written by an ESL student. Ask that question that you've needed an answer to. We have the answers for you, whether you are a native speaker or somebody learning English as a Second Language, whether you are a student or writing a business letter. A new podcast every week.
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Brought to you by KeRapido.com, my website. Every Wednesday, you get a new step-by-step Spanish lesson. My aim is to help you improve your speaking and listening quickly. I focus on what’s going to make the biggest difference to your fluency. With these Spanish audio lessons you’ll develop your conversation skills, expand your vocabulary, master the verbs, and get a great accent. Don’t miss this podcast if you’re preparing for a Spanish exam: Advanced Placement (AP Spanish Language and Cultu ...
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20 Minute Fitness dives into the science and technology of today's fitness world for you. Packing need-to-know info about the latest in fitness nutrition, tech, science, and methodology every Thursday. Stay up to date with the current fitness news and trends without taking up all your time. Find out more at 20minute.fitness.
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What this podcast is *not*: a rule guide on proper punctuation. We'll only conjure the ghost of grammar in order to put it to rest. What this podcast *is*: a journey through the weird behaviour of punctuation in the wild. Be prepared to amble on the placid path of the comma, get lost on the winding road of brackets, and arrive at the well-deserved rest of the full stop. Along the way, we'll explore the past & future of punctuation, why a comma sparked the Russian Revolution, how to earn mill ...
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Whether you're a beginner or intermediate Italian student, planning a trip or just dreaming of Italy, stop wishing you could speak Italian... And dive right into La Bella Lingua! Our unique story-based podcast takes you beyond the basics and into a deeper understanding of the culture, expressions, grammar and vocabulary of Italy. In Season 1, each episode features a dialogue between American tourists and local Italians they meet in Rome, and then a lively roundtable with hosts Erin and Elisa ...
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1007. Why do Adele and Susan Boyle sound American when they sing? We have answers. Plus, with all the talk about "weird" lately, we think it's time to examine the old "I before E except after C" rule that has so many exceptions it's hardly a rule at all — until you add W for "weird." The singing segment is written by Susan K. Herman, a former multi…
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In this episode I bring you two listening and speaking drills to help you learn Spanish words fast. Play my FREE Spanish mini-course. You can get my Spanish audio course here. 🎧 Listen to my free Spanish audiobooks on Spotify, YouTube & more. ✍️ Get the free transcript on KeRapido.com GET MY SPANISH AUDIO LESSONS 👌 Learn Spanish on the go with my e…
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1010. We'd never be accused of belling the cat, but we did let our curiosity get the best of us when sniffing around common cat-related idioms. Plus, little did we know that we're already in Augtober and Summerween! Grab a pumpkin-spiced treat and come on an adventure through the looking glass to learn about portmanteau words. The "cat idoims" segm…
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Today I bring you another fun exercise to help you become fluent in Spanish. Play my FREE Spanish mini-course. Get Learn Spanish At Your Own Pace, the course that features this lesson. You can get my Spanish audio course here. 🎧 Listen to my free Spanish audiobooks on Spotify, YouTube & more. ✍️ Get the free transcript on KeRapido.com GET MY SPANIS…
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1009. If you think apostrophes are confusing today, wait until you hear how people used them 100s of years ago! Ammon Shea has some wild stories. Plus, should you use "first," "second," and "third" or "firstly," "secondly," and "thirdly"? Ammon Shea is the author of "Bad English," "Reading the OED." 🔗 Share your familect recording in a WhatsApp cha…
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Today you’re going to hear a short conversation at a bar. Play my FREE Spanish mini-course. Have a look at my Spanish verb course. You can get my Spanish audio course here. 🎧 Listen to my free Spanish audiobooks on Spotify, YouTube & more. ✍️ Get the free transcript on KeRapido.com GET MY SPANISH AUDIO LESSONS 👌 Learn Spanish on the go with my easy…
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1008. We look at why you have to use "the" before some nouns and not others, and then we dive into the science behind why rhymes stick in our memory and how they can even influence our beliefs. The "articles before nouns" segment was written by Neal Whitman, an independent writer and consultant specializing in language and grammar and a member of t…
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In this episode you get to practise your conversation skills with me. Play my FREE Spanish mini-course. You can get my Spanish audio course here. 🎧 Listen to my free Spanish audiobooks on Spotify, YouTube & more. ✍️ Get the free transcript on KeRapido.com GET MY SPANISH AUDIO LESSONS 👌 Learn Spanish on the go with my easy audio lessons. SKYROCKET Y…
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Today I bring you a fun exercise that will help you speak Spanish more fluently. Play my FREE Spanish mini-course. Get Learn Spanish At Your Own Pace, the course that features this lesson. You can get my Spanish audio course here. 🎧 Listen to my free Spanish audiobooks on Spotify, YouTube & more. ✍️ Get the free transcript on KeRapido.com GET MY SP…
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1006. We look at why the pronoun "I" seems to take plural verbs, and then we talk about a grammar topic that's in the news: how to make names that end in S (like Harris and Biles) possessive. | Share a recording of your familect story with me on WhatsApp, Threads, Instagram, or Mastodon. | Edited transcript with links: https://grammar-girl.simpleca…
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Today I bring you an easy exercise that will help you understand spoken Spanish a lot better. Play my FREE Spanish mini-course. Get Learn Spanish At Your Own Pace, the course that features this lesson. You can get my Spanish audio course here. 🎧 Listen to my free Spanish audiobooks on Spotify, YouTube & more. ✍️ Get the free transcript on KeRapido.…
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1005. You asked, so I have a brief history of English from invading Germanic tribes to the Modern English era. We talk about Vikings, the Norman Conquest, the Black Death, the Tyndale Bible, the printing press, and more. | Share a recording of your familect story with me on Threads, Instagram, or Mastodon. | Edited transcript with links: https://gr…
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1004. This week, Karen Yin, author of "The Conscious Style Guide," discusses the concept of conscious language and its importance in promoting equity and respect. We explore the differences between conscious language and political correctness, the evolution of the singular "they," and how to navigate language change. Karen also shares insights on a…
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In this lesson you are going to learn and practise 12 very common words and expressions. Play my FREE Spanish mini-course. Have a look at my Spanish verb course. You can get my Spanish audio course here. 🎧 Listen to my free Spanish audiobooks on Spotify, YouTube & more. ✍️ Get the free transcript on KeRapido.com GET MY SPANISH AUDIO LESSONS 👌 Learn…
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1003. This week, we look at zero — what a weird number! It has two plurals, sometimes you use the word and sometimes you use the numeral, and it gave rise to a bunch of idioms in the World War II era. Then we turn our attention to email. Generational differences can lead to misunderstandings. We explain why and how to avoid them. | Edited transcrip…
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