Introducing Grammar Girl

Greetings from Tanzania, where I'll lead 2 AuthorAID workshops this week.

One of the workshops will be on research writing. The other will be a train-the-trainers workshop, to help people learn to lead research-writing workshops.

After the workshops, I hope to tell you about them and post my presentations. But now, I’ll mention a resource on a topic that people ask about at workshops: grammar.

This resource is a website called Grammar Girl. It mainly provides podcasts on grammar and on related topics (such as punctuation, word choice, and writing style).

You can listen to the podcasts, or you can read them. There are many Grammar Girl podcasts. The most recent one is Episode 225!

Grammar Girl podcasts that might especially interest AuthorAID users include

• When to Use Articles Before Nouns
• Top Ten Grammar Myths
• Phrasal Verbs
• Why Are British English and American English Different?
• How to Write a Great Blog Comment

A few examples in Grammar Girl podcasts might confuse readers outside the United States. But most of the advice can help users of English anywhere in the world.

Through the Grammar Girl website, you can also subscribe to daily tips by e-mail. In addition, you can submit questions and tips.

Who is Grammar Girl? Her name is Mignon Fogarty, and she has degrees in English and biology. She has taught English as a second language and been a magazine writer and technical writer. Her podcasts have won awards.

Thank you, Grammar Girl!

Until next week– Barbara