/tags/grammar Grammar en-US Copyright Tue, 16 Nov 2021 15:11:30 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-11-16/grammer-girl-how-to-pronounce-the Vice President Kamala Harris pronounced the word “the” as “thee” over the weekend at a research lab in Paris. Her usage drew criticism from some corners that she was adopting a fake French accent. Grammar Girl Mignon Fogarty is back to help us sort out this dust-up and other grammatical sticking points. Tue, 16 Nov 2021 15:11:30 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-11-16/grammer-girl-how-to-pronounce-the /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-08-02/the-history-of-the-spelling-bee The 93rd Scripps National Spelling Bee ended in historic fashion July 8, with Zaila Avant-garde of Louisiana becoming the first African American winner. We talk the history of spelling bees and our fascination with them, with Grammar Girl Mignon Fogarty. Mon, 02 Aug 2021 11:18:04 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-08-02/the-history-of-the-spelling-bee /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-07-13/the-history-of-the-spelling-bee The 93rd Scripps National Spelling Bee ended in historic fashion July 8, with Zaila Avant-garde of Louisiana becoming the first African American winner. We talk the history of spelling bees and our fascination with them, with Grammar Girl Mignon Fogarty. Tue, 13 Jul 2021 13:17:32 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-07-13/the-history-of-the-spelling-bee /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-12-30/back-to-basics-with-grammar-girl Back to school means back to the basics and the challenges of proper grammar. Today on All Sides with Ann Fisher: Mignon Fogarty, the award-winning host… Mon, 30 Dec 2019 13:35:41 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-12-30/back-to-basics-with-grammar-girl /2019-12-10/merriam-webster-singles-out-nonbinary-they-for-word-of-the-year-honors The dictionary publisher lauded the singular they Tuesday, noting that the tiny word has enjoyed important new uses in an English language that otherwise lacks a good gender-neutral alternative. Tue, 10 Dec 2019 21:26:12 GMT /2019-12-10/merriam-webster-singles-out-nonbinary-they-for-word-of-the-year-honors Colin Dwyer /news/2019-12-10/the-biggest-word-of-2019-ask-ohio-state-university Merriam-Webster Dictionary has released its words of the year. At number six: "the."The three-letter word familiar to every English speaker takes on… Tue, 10 Dec 2019 20:51:42 GMT /news/2019-12-10/the-biggest-word-of-2019-ask-ohio-state-university Clare Roth /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-09-23/back-to-school-with-grammar-girl Back to school means back to the basics and the challenges of proper grammar. Today on All Sides with Ann Fisher: Mignon Fogarty, the award-winning host… Mon, 23 Sep 2019 09:01:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-09-23/back-to-school-with-grammar-girl /news-partners/2019-08-06/opinion-even-a-grammar-geezer-like-me-can-get-used-to-gender-neutral-pronouns For anyone struggling to use "they" as a singular pronoun, linguist Geoff Nunberg says: Just practice. He believes human language processing capacity is far more adaptable than people realize. Tue, 06 Aug 2019 17:26:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-08-06/opinion-even-a-grammar-geezer-like-me-can-get-used-to-gender-neutral-pronouns Geoff Nunberg /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-01-31/run-on-sentences-grammar-myths-and-more-with-grammar-girl Language constantly changes. New words and phrases are always emerging. And no one knows that better than author and host of the “Grammar Girl” podcast,… Thu, 31 Jan 2019 05:05:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-01-31/run-on-sentences-grammar-myths-and-more-with-grammar-girl /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2018-02-08/a-lesson-with-grammar-girl We hear, speak, read and write in the English Language every day, but getting all those grammar and syntax rules straight isn’t easy. Rules and word… Thu, 08 Feb 2018 10:00:01 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2018-02-08/a-lesson-with-grammar-girl