To celebrate, I offer these tips and insights into proper grammar and good writing from Mignon Fogarty, a.k.a. Grammar Girl. Fogarty, who produces the podcast “Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for ...

We just had to ask. Grammar Girl, have you ever corrected graffiti in a bathroom or the language on a restaurant menu? “No,” said Mignon Fogarty, the 40-year-old writer and editor who has launched a ...

(CNN) -- Grammar lessons often are associated with high school drudgery -- diagramming sentences and memorizing obscure rules in between passing notes in English class -- but an Arizona technical ...

“I often have to tell people their pet peeves aren’t actually hard-and-fast grammar rules. I have to tell people it’s OK to split infinitives, and in some cases it’s fine to end a sentence with a ...

Mignon Fogarty, the voice behind the popular “Grammar Girl” podcast and the author of “Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing,” spoke Tuesday at an event sponsored by the Program in ...

This episode originally aired on February 2, 2026. Playwright George Bernard Shaw famously described the United States and United Kingdom as “two countries separated by a common language.” Helping us ...

A quick guide to when you can relax—and when you should proofread like it matters ...

Mignon Fogarty is the founder of Quick and Dirty Tips and is known online for her Grammar Girl website, podcast, and games. She is also the author of the New York Times best-seller Grammar Girl's ...