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Mignon Fogarty

Sneakin’ around and learnin’ grammar

Is the proper past tense of “sneak” “sneaked” or “snuck”? And what do the British know that we don’t? Learn more in “From the Archives”…

3 min readMay 17, 2023

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Sneakin’ around and learnin’ grammar

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Hello! I’m Mignon Fogarty, better known as Grammar Girl, host of the Grammar Girl podcast, founder of the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast…

3 min readMay 8, 2023

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Throwing confetti at ducks

Hello! I’m Mignon Fogarty, better known as Grammar Girl, host of the Grammar Girl podcast, founder of the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast…

3 min readMay 1, 2023

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Throwing confetti at ducks

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Some, um, surprising advice for public speakers

The Podcast

2 min readApr 26, 2023

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Some, um, surprising advice for public speakers

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Expletive Sentences: Should You Start with ‘There Is’ or ‘There Are’?

A reader named Joe wants to know whether he should say, “There is a couch and a coffee table in the room,” or “There are a couch and a…

3 min readMar 22, 2018

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Expletive Sentences: Should You Start with ‘There Is’ or ‘There Are’?

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Poodle, Dachshund, Terrier, and More: How 13 Dog Breeds Got Their Names

In honor of this year being the Chinese Year of the Dog, we found some dog names with origins that will make you nod in recognition or at…

2 min readMar 15, 2018

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Poodle, Dachshund, Terrier, and More: How 13 Dog Breeds Got Their Names

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I’m starting an experiment posting some of my favorite or quirky older Grammar Girl pieces on…

Merriam-Webster recently launched a new tool on its website called Time Traveler that lets you explore words by year. In other words, you…

3 min readFeb 26, 2018

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I’m starting an experiment posting some of my favorite or quirky older Grammar Girl pieces on…

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A Special NaNoWriMo Writing Prompt for #GivingTuesday (from Grammar Girl)

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is one of my favorite organizations — so much so that I’m a member of the NaNoWriMo Writers Board.

2 min readNov 29, 2016

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A Special NaNoWriMo Writing Prompt for #GivingTuesday (from Grammar Girl)

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Mignon Fogarty

Mignon Fogarty

13.6K Followers

Podcaster. Author. Entrepreneur. Skier. Founder of the Quick and Dirty Tips network. Grammar Pop developer. Peeve Wars creator. http://t.co/Tu6jZocJhx.

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