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group name: grammargrater
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July 06, 2007 05:01 PM EDT --
Hello, everybody-
Grammar Grater is a new, weekly podcast from Minnesota Public Radio. It's about English words, grammar and usage for the Information Age. Because we live in a time of e-mail, blogs, . . .
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June 26, 2008 12:36 PM EDT --
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We're taking a look at anyway — a transitional phrase that really . . .
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April 03, 2008 03:53 PM EDT --
Our subject today is a pair of rather confusing words: uninterested and disinterested .
According to the Oxford Dictionary of Current English , the word uninterested means simply, "not . . .
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April 10, 2008 01:25 PM EDT --
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"I feel bad ."
"I feel badly ."
Which is correct?
Today we discuss this common pitfall when writing . . .
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May 09, 2008 09:54 AM EDT --
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This week, we're looking at another common confusion: the word peruse . Alex from Los Angeles, California writes . . .
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May 01, 2008 03:56 PM EDT --
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This week, we're trying to take the confusion out of the words further and farther . Mary Jo from Antigo, . . .
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April 17, 2008 07:36 PM EDT --
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Jeff Deck wanted to make a difference.
When the 2002 graduate of Dartmouth College attended his five-year reunion, he mingled with . . .
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June 19, 2008 02:45 PM EDT --
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No other part of speech causes as much confusion-and demonstrates . . .
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August 30, 2007 04:31 PM EDT --
Have you ever gone to the supermarket and been lured into the express checkout aisle because you have Twelve Items or Less? Strictly speaking, it turns out that sign confuses less with fewer.
The words . . .
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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 . . .
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November 29, 2007 02:06 PM EST --
The American Heritage Book of English Usage states that "Generations of teachers have insisted that can should be used to express the capacity to do something and that may must be used to . . .
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July 19, 2007 01:59 PM EDT --
If you were ever a fan of the classic television show The Honeymooners, you may recall the episode where Ralph Kramden and Ed Norton are learning to play golf. In one of the series' most memorable . . .
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November 08, 2007 05:18 PM EST --
This week's Grammar Grater is written by Grammar Grater's Cory Busse.
There has been no shortage of political debates recently. During the debates, one hears candidates . . .
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October 19, 2007 10:40 AM EDT --
"It's wonderful! It's fantastic! It's the penultimate film of the year!"
Wait a minute...the penultimate film of the year? That's probably supposed to sound . . .
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February 21, 2008 01:27 PM EST --
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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 . . .
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March 07, 2008 09:49 AM EST --
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Daylight saving time has certainly received its share of attention, given last year's date change in North America and the resulting . . .
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March 20, 2008 04:58 PM EDT --
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This week, we talked about a popular expression that sometimes gets confused. The topic was suggested to us by Beverly from Franklin, . . .
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May 23, 2008 09:28 AM EDT --
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This week's episode of Grammar Grater addresses a topic we've heard so much about in the news. On May 2, Myanmar (also . . .
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July 10, 2008 03:02 PM EDT --
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Catherine from Edina, Minnesota, sent this message to us:
"Please address the word preventive . . .
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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."
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