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July 02, 2009 03:03 PM EDT
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This week, we're taking a look at a pair of homophones . You may recall that homophones are . . .
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June 18, 2009 03:49 PM EDT
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This week on Grammar Grater, we examine another pair of words that can cause confusion: amuse . . .
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June 11, 2009 04:31 PM EDT
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Last week, Mitzi Gramling, associate general counsel at American Public Media, joined us on the . . .
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June 05, 2009 02:29 PM EDT
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Perhaps this morning you put on a garment with a zip or zipper , put items into a bag that closed . . .
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May 28, 2009 04:32 PM EDT
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Recently, the Grammar Grater podcast had the privilege of visiting the American Copy Editors Society . . .
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May 21, 2009 11:40 AM EDT
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This week on Grammar Grater, we're looking at a tricky word that presents a confusing picture when . . .
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May 15, 2009 10:15 AM EDT
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Steve Kowit is a professor of language and literature at Southwestern College in Chula Vista, California. He's also an accomplished poet. When a friend asked him to help her remember the parts of . . .
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April 30, 2009 03:54 PM EDT
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This week's episode was inspired by a message we received from Mike, a listener in Tucson, Arizona. . . .
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April 24, 2009 09:54 AM EDT
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This week, we'll be looking at a number of words that frequently appear in news reporting and . . .
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April 16, 2009 12:47 PM EDT
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This week on Grammar Grater, we're going to look at a couple of words that can be easily confused: . . .
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April 10, 2009 09:54 AM EDT
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This week, we're going to talk about a special type of word formation called an acronym . According . . .
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April 02, 2009 02:53 PM EDT
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This week, we're going to talk about a tricky little word that sounds as if it could mean one thing, . . .
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March 27, 2009 12:08 AM EDT
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This week, we're going to talk about a common mix-up involving the past tense of the verb, to . . .
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March 19, 2009 02:58 PM EDT
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Today on Grammar Grater, we'll be talking about a tricky thing verbs do: they can become gerunds . . .
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March 12, 2009 05:20 PM EDT
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"Whenever people try to describe one thing by relating it to something else, they're engaging in metaphorical thinking," says Dr. Mardy Grothe, author of the book I Never Metaphor I Didn't . . .
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February 27, 2009 09:42 AM EST
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This week's episode is inspired by a question from Bill, a listener in St Charles, Illinois. . . .
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February 19, 2009 03:29 PM EST
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This week's episode is inspired by a question we received from Aaron, a listener in Tucson, . . .
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February 12, 2009 05:20 PM EST
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This week's episode was inspired by a question from Chris, a listener in Lakeville, Minnesota. . . .
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February 05, 2009 04:47 PM EST
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Today we're discussing pronouns . It's worth a quick refresher: the . . .
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January 29, 2009 04:59 PM EST
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Today we're going to jete from our usual format to dig into the many questions that have been building up . . .
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