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April 17, 2008 07:36 PM EDT -- [ Listen using RealPlayer ][ Download and listen to mp3 ] Jeff Deck wanted to make a difference. When the 2002 graduate of Dartmouth College attended his five-year reunion, he mingled with . . . more
December 20, 2007 04:15 PM EST -- In the past few weeks, Grammar Grater received a couple of messages from listeners about the use of the words bring and take . There actually is a grammatical difference between these words, but it's . . . more
September 27, 2007 01:03 PM EDT -- Not too long ago, my friend Josh spotted an advertisement that went to print with a misused apostrophe, so he cut it out and mailed it to me. The headline read, "Train like the Pro's." . . . more
January 03, 2008 01:18 PM EST -- Like music, language is a living organism that's always growing, evolving and changing. To that point, I recently a newspaper article that contained this sentence: The research group . . . more
July 12, 2007 03:47 PM EDT -- Words that sound alike but have different meanings or spellings are called homophones. A simple example of this would be the words dear and deer. While everyone reading this is probably able to distinguish . . . more
February 21, 2008 01:27 PM EST -- [ Download the mp3 ][ Listen using RealPlayer ] When paramedics are helping a patient, communications must be clear and precise. So we thought it was very important when we got this message from . . . more
December 06, 2007 02:57 PM EST -- In this special edition, Grammar Grater explores the word "flip-flop" as part of Minnesota Public Radio's program In The Loop . This program was taped before In The Loop's live studio . . . more
October 04, 2007 05:09 PM EDT -- Last week, we began a discussion about apostrophes. If you recall, we heard from a couple called the Andersons who wanted a sign for their front door but couldn't decide if they needed an apostrophe . . . more
October 11, 2007 03:28 PM EDT -- There’s a lot of great vocabulary we can pick up just by listening to the news. When I was a kid, I remember hearing news stories that contained lines like this: “Two more city aldermen were . . . more
November 21, 2007 01:00 PM EST -- Grammar Grater comes out a day early this week in observance of the US Thanksgiving holiday. Sometimes my brothers and I would complain about our homework: it was dull, it was difficult, the usual . . . more
November 13, 2008 04:13 PM EST -- [ Listen to 64K MP3 stream ] [ Download and listen to podcast ] [ Subscribe to podcast ] This week on Grammar Grater, our topic is inspired by a message from Patricia, a listener in Orlando, Fla. . . . more
November 01, 2007 04:17 PM EDT -- Daylight saving time has certainly received its share of attention this year, given the date change in North America and the technical requirements for people's computers. It may seem strange to talk . . . more
October 30, 2008 06:10 PM EDT -- [ Listen to 64K MP3 stream ] [ Download and listen to podcast ] [ Subscribe to podcast ] This week on Grammar Grater, we'll be looking at words that have to do with Halloween, starting with . . . more
December 13, 2007 01:23 PM EST -- Anyone who has studied Western languages has come across the expression "false friends." These are words that resemble English ones but don't have the same meaning. For example, those who . . . more
December 27, 2007 12:38 PM EST -- A common grammar topic this time of year is where to put that silly apostrophe in the phrases New Year's Eve and New Year's Day . The sentence above shows that the answer is Y-E-A-R-apostrophe-S . . . more
January 17, 2008 06:15 PM EST -- Our topic on Grammar Grater this week is ripped from the headlines. Last week, the Minnesota Wild, a team in the National Hockey League, had a change of ownership. The Minnesota Wild—together . . . more
February 15, 2008 12:22 AM EST -- [ Listen using RealPlayer ] [ Download mp3 ] Dale, a listener from Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, sent this message to us: "I often hear people use the words insure and ensure . . . more
 
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