Fun with Conan the Grammarian
Write better, even if it hurts.
Fun with Conan the Grammarian

Episode 22

Taming a rogue subordinate clause
Less vs. fewer
Too many editors spoil the manuscript

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Posted by Conan the Grammarian at 6/12/2009 2:17 PM | Add Comment

Episode 21

Split infinitives
Show, don't tell

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Posted by Conan the Grammarian at 5/7/2009 8:12 AM | Add Comment

Episode 20

Insure/ensure/assure
Malapropisms

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Posted by Conan the Grammarian at 3/31/2009 2:25 PM | Add Comment

Episode 19

Indefinite/definite articles
Facts...or opinions?

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Posted by Conan the Grammarian at 2/26/2009 3:59 PM | Add Comment

Episode 18

The College Edition

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Posted by Conan the Grammarian at 11/10/2008 3:21 PM | Add Comment

Episode 17

Semicolons
Story vs. style

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Posted by Conan the Grammarian at 9/9/2008 3:40 PM | Add Comment

Episode 16

Principal/principle
Mailbag

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Posted by Conan the Grammarian at 8/2/2008 8:58 AM | Add Comment

Episode 15

Good vs. well
Brevity

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Posted by Conan the Grammarian at 5/28/2008 9:55 AM | Add Comment

Episode 14

Affect/effect
Hyphens and dashes

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Posted by Conan the Grammarian at 4/23/2008 4:30 PM | Add Comment

Episode 13

A or an
Hey! My cable guy's a proofreader too!

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Posted by Conan the Grammarian at 3/20/2008 12:36 PM | Add Comment

Episode 12

Plurals, take two
Comma tally voo?

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Posted by Conan the Grammarian at 2/19/2008 5:18 PM | Add Comment

Episode 11

Plurals
Editing with audio files

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Posted by Conan the Grammarian at 1/18/2008 9:11 PM | Add Comment

Episode 10

Me, myself and I
'Tis the season to send annoying holiday greetings

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Posted by Conan the Grammarian at 12/17/2007 10:17 AM | Add Comment

Episode 9

You're/your
News release writing for dummies

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Posted by Conan the Grammarian at 11/17/2007 2:09 PM | Add Comment

Episode 8

Farther/further
He, she, it, they

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Posted by Conan the Grammarian at 10/17/2007 12:38 PM | Add Comment

Episode 7a

Capitol/capital
Similes and you

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Posted by Conan the Grammarian at 9/19/2007 11:20 AM | Add Comment

Episode 6a

Who's/whose
Consistency counts

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Posted by Conan the Grammarian at 9/19/2007 11:06 AM | Add Comment

Episode 5

There/their/they're
Let's talk about exclamation points!

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Posted by Conan the Grammarian at 7/22/2007 12:49 PM | Add Comment

Episode 4

Then/than
Passive voice part deux

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Posted by Conan the Grammarian at 6/26/2007 5:19 PM | Add Comment

Episode 3

When sports writing goes very, very wrong
Passive voice part I

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Posted by Conan the Grammarian at 5/18/2007 12:03 PM | Add Comment
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