Playwright George Bernard Shaw famously described the United States and United Kingdom as “two countries separated by a common language.” Helping us sort out our language foibles and fumbles is Mignon ...

When Mignon Fogarty had the idea to start podcasting about common grammar mistakes, the freelance science writer mostly wanted to try it as a hobby. But three years, two books and an Oprah appearance ...

Mignon Fogarty thought she’d arrived at the podcasting scene too late. It was 2006, and as a science and technical writer, she was trying to promote a science podcast she hosted, without much success.

In this week’s writing chat, we talked with Grammar Girl, aka Mignon Fogarty, about the creative connections between writing and grammar. Topics included: Which grammar rules you can break, and why.

To celebrate, I offer these tips and insights into proper grammar and good writing from Mignon Fogarty, a.k.a. Grammar Girl. Fogarty, who produces the podcast “Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for ...

Do you know the differences between “assure,” “ensure” and “insure”? How about “between” and “among”? Are you confident about the proper use of a semicolon? Do you even know why semicolons exist?

It’s no picnic having one’s grammatical errors bitched about. Hey, we know. But Mignon “Grammar Girl” Fogarty makes vocab rehab fun. Her weekly podcast (the cornerstone of the quickanddirtytips.com ...

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If there’s one thing that likely distinguished Grammar Girl‘s Minneapolis stop from the rest of her national book tour, it’s the prolonged discussion about reconciling Minnesota Nice with Fastidious ...

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This episode originally aired on February 2, 2026. Playwright George Bernard Shaw famously described the United States and United Kingdom as “two countries separated by a common language.” Helping us ...