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Mignon Fogarty
Podcast host and language expert
Mignon Fogarty is a podcast host and language expert known for her work on Grammar Girl. She has a background in linguistics and has written extensively on language topics. Fogarty is also a popular speaker and has given talks on language and communication. She is best known for her clear and concise explanations of complex language concepts.
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Shark Week: 6 sayings from pop cultureGrammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better WritingJul 21, 20268:33HostWhy 'love' means 'zero' in tennisGrammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better WritingJun 23, 20268:15HostDoes Yoda speak 'real' English? Is it 'a real trouper' or 'a real trooper'?Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better WritingJun 2, 202613:06HostDecoding the colon: AP vs. MLA style. Plus, words with no known origin.Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better WritingMay 5, 202617:14HostWhy leprechauns are shoemakers. The March equinox versus the vernal equinox.Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better WritingMar 17, 202613:11HostBattle of the moguls. 'Awhile' versus 'a while.' Crittador.Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better WritingFeb 17, 202613:14HostHow bored tourists invented an Olympic sport. Centigrade or Celsius? PiquaGrammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better WritingFeb 10, 202613:27HostWhy 'forte' has three pronunciations. What is 'playing the dozens'? OrnishGrammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better WritingFeb 3, 202614:33HostScrabble strategy and tournament culture, with John ChewGrammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better WritingJan 22, 202645:19HostWhat is a baker’s dozen? Making O-words plural. Wrong pew.Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better WritingJan 20, 202613:20HostThe sinful fork (and other dinner-table surprises)Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better WritingNov 25, 202514:49HostHow '23 skidoo' & 'at sixes and sevens' are related to '6-7.'Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better WritingNov 11, 202518:09HostWhat Roman togas have to do with today's elections. 'Home in' versus 'hone in.'Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better WritingNov 4, 202516:05HostThe political, royal and obscene meanings of blue. The differences in ‘plumb’ and plum.’Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better WritingOct 14, 202515:10HostWhat your hands are saying (even when you’re not thinking about it), with Lauren GawneGrammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better WritingJun 12, 202529:38HostWhat AI means for writers and editors, with Daniel HeumanGrammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better WritingJun 5, 202528:36HostGrammar GhostYour Daily LexMar 4, 20256:18HostPositive 'anymore.' 'Wreaked' or 'wrought'? Seat of your pants. Pecan pie.Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better WritingDec 10, 202413:27HostGood first sentences. The language of 'Gladiator II.' Bear barber.Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better WritingDec 3, 202416:28HostWhat's new in the Chicago Manual of Style (18th edition), with Russell Harper and Mary LaurGrammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better WritingSep 19, 202451:34Host