346 GG Tuxedo Verbs

1198. This week, we look at how to answer the question every author dreads: "So, what's your book about?" with workplace communications coach Joel Schwartzberg. We look at the difference between describing a book and selling it, how nonfiction authors can craft point-driven respo ... Show More

1197. This week, guest host Valerie Fridland steps in for Mignon and talks to Jess Zafarris and Shannon Miller about their new book, "A Miscellany of Weird and Wonderful Facts for Curious Humans." They look at fossil words, eponyms, and the surprising origin of the word "electric ... Show More

1196. This week, we look at why "love" means "zero" in tennis, from egg-shaped zeros to playing for the love of the game, and how the sport's quirky 15-30-40 scoring system came to be. 🔗 Join the Grammar Girl Patreon.🔗 Share your familect recording in Speakpipe or by leaving a ... Show More

Learn about verbs we don't usually use in continuous tenses. 

Write, wrote, written. Speak, spoke, spoken - learn more about irregular verbs. 

Break, broke, broken... We look at verbs that don't behave themselves. 

Break, broke, broken... We look at verbs that don't behave themselves. 

Verb + infinitive with 'to'? Verb + gerund? Learn about verb patterns. 

Verb + infinitive with 'to'? Verb + gerund? Learn about verb patterns. 

Learn about verbs that we use when we talk about what someone else has said. 

Learn about verbs that we use when we talk about what someone else has said. 

Learn how to use multi-word verbs to make your English sound much more natural. 

Learn phrasal verbs in sentences to help understand their meanings.