Mignon Fogarty
@grammargirl.bsky.social
Grammar Girl. Podcaster. Author of seven books about language. Quick and Dirty Tips founder. Bad skier. she/her http://linktr.ee/grammargirl
#AmWriting The 9/8 GG podcast
#AmReading When We Were Real (Gregory)
#AmWriting The 9/8 GG podcast
#AmReading When We Were Real (Gregory)
🟠 Grammarpaloozians — this one's for you.
RSVP for my upcoming live-streamed game show before Sept. 17, and you can write a question for the show!
If yours makes the cut, I'll read it live and give you a shout-out on air.
RSVP: www.quickanddirtytips.com/ggliveevent/
RSVP for my upcoming live-streamed game show before Sept. 17, and you can write a question for the show!
If yours makes the cut, I'll read it live and give you a shout-out on air.
RSVP: www.quickanddirtytips.com/ggliveevent/
September 15, 2026 at 5:17 PM
🟠 Grammarpaloozians — this one's for you.
RSVP for my upcoming live-streamed game show before Sept. 17, and you can write a question for the show!
If yours makes the cut, I'll read it live and give you a shout-out on air.
RSVP: www.quickanddirtytips.com/ggliveevent/
RSVP for my upcoming live-streamed game show before Sept. 17, and you can write a question for the show!
If yours makes the cut, I'll read it live and give you a shout-out on air.
RSVP: www.quickanddirtytips.com/ggliveevent/
Do you like words? Do you like games?
To celebrate 20 years of Grammar Girl, I'm hosting a live game show with some of my favorite language lovers and past guests. We'll play with foreign idioms, fake definitions, and more. 🥳
Mark your calendar for the livestream Sept. 24, 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET.
To celebrate 20 years of Grammar Girl, I'm hosting a live game show with some of my favorite language lovers and past guests. We'll play with foreign idioms, fake definitions, and more. 🥳
Mark your calendar for the livestream Sept. 24, 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET.
September 14, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Do you like words? Do you like games?
To celebrate 20 years of Grammar Girl, I'm hosting a live game show with some of my favorite language lovers and past guests. We'll play with foreign idioms, fake definitions, and more. 🥳
Mark your calendar for the livestream Sept. 24, 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET.
To celebrate 20 years of Grammar Girl, I'm hosting a live game show with some of my favorite language lovers and past guests. We'll play with foreign idioms, fake definitions, and more. 🥳
Mark your calendar for the livestream Sept. 24, 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET.
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3-y.o. has interpreted the “lemon” from “easy peasy lemon squeezy” as an all-purpose intensifier.
If something hurts: “Owie”
If something *really* hurts: “Owie owie lemon owie”
If something hurts: “Owie”
If something *really* hurts: “Owie owie lemon owie”
September 13, 2026 at 9:58 PM
3-y.o. has interpreted the “lemon” from “easy peasy lemon squeezy” as an all-purpose intensifier.
If something hurts: “Owie”
If something *really* hurts: “Owie owie lemon owie”
If something hurts: “Owie”
If something *really* hurts: “Owie owie lemon owie”
@darylwriterguy.bsky.social I just finished the audiobook of WHEN WE WERE REAL and absolutely loved it!
Great story; great writing; and although it wasn't the *reason* I loved the book, I was especially delighted to hear the "Ruby Tuesday" familect in the "The Nurse Chooses Her Medicine" chapter.
Great story; great writing; and although it wasn't the *reason* I loved the book, I was especially delighted to hear the "Ruby Tuesday" familect in the "The Nurse Chooses Her Medicine" chapter.
September 5, 2026 at 1:39 AM
@darylwriterguy.bsky.social I just finished the audiobook of WHEN WE WERE REAL and absolutely loved it!
Great story; great writing; and although it wasn't the *reason* I loved the book, I was especially delighted to hear the "Ruby Tuesday" familect in the "The Nurse Chooses Her Medicine" chapter.
Great story; great writing; and although it wasn't the *reason* I loved the book, I was especially delighted to hear the "Ruby Tuesday" familect in the "The Nurse Chooses Her Medicine" chapter.
I'm having to answer "spam likely" calls today because we're expecting a repairman, and ... ugh! What a pain.
September 3, 2026 at 8:29 PM
I'm having to answer "spam likely" calls today because we're expecting a repairman, and ... ugh! What a pain.
I had a dentist appointment first thing this morning that just got canceled because the hygenist called in sick, and I am THRILLED.
Thank you!!! Stay home when you are sick. Don't make other people sick.
Thank you!!! Stay home when you are sick. Don't make other people sick.
September 3, 2026 at 3:28 PM
I had a dentist appointment first thing this morning that just got canceled because the hygenist called in sick, and I am THRILLED.
Thank you!!! Stay home when you are sick. Don't make other people sick.
Thank you!!! Stay home when you are sick. Don't make other people sick.
I’ve been meaning to post about a funny author-scam email I received a few weeks ago, and now I see I was not alone.
Someone emailed with effusive praise wanting to make THE GRAMMAR DAILY into a movie (lol).
writerbeware.blog/2026/08/28/p...
Someone emailed with effusive praise wanting to make
writerbeware.blog/2026/08/28/p...
Production Companies, Literary Agents, Foreign Languages: AI-Driven Scams Continue to Morph - Writer Beware
When I first began reporting on the aggressive AI-driven email scams that have been plaguing the Inboxes of authors everywhere for well over a year now, they were limited to marketing scams offering s...
writerbeware.blog
September 2, 2026 at 9:45 PM
I’ve been meaning to post about a funny author-scam email I received a few weeks ago, and now I see I was not alone.
Someone emailed with effusive praise wanting to make THE GRAMMAR DAILY into a movie (lol).
writerbeware.blog/2026/08/28/p...
Someone emailed with effusive praise wanting to make
writerbeware.blog/2026/08/28/p...
The clouds finally broke, and I saw the eclipse!
August 28, 2026 at 5:07 AM
The clouds finally broke, and I saw the eclipse!
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Come for the dictionary nerd talk, stay for the EXPLOSIONS!
Color and dictionary history is wild!
I had a blast talking with @korystamper.bsky.social in today's episode, and not just because I learned that TNT was once used as a yellow dye.
Check out our whole conversation about her fabulous book, TRUE COLOR.
pod.link/173429229
I had a blast talking with @korystamper.bsky.social in today's episode, and not just because I learned that TNT was once used as a yellow dye.
Check out our whole conversation about her fabulous book, TRUE COLOR.
pod.link/173429229
August 27, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Come for the dictionary nerd talk, stay for the EXPLOSIONS!
Color and dictionary history is wild!
I had a blast talking with @korystamper.bsky.social in today's episode, and not just because I learned that TNT was once used as a yellow dye.
Check out our whole conversation about her fabulous book, TRUE COLOR.
pod.link/173429229
I had a blast talking with @korystamper.bsky.social in today's episode, and not just because I learned that TNT was once used as a yellow dye.
Check out our whole conversation about her fabulous book, TRUE COLOR.
pod.link/173429229
August 27, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Color and dictionary history is wild!
I had a blast talking with @korystamper.bsky.social in today's episode, and not just because I learned that TNT was once used as a yellow dye.
Check out our whole conversation about her fabulous book, TRUE COLOR.
pod.link/173429229
I had a blast talking with @korystamper.bsky.social in today's episode, and not just because I learned that TNT was once used as a yellow dye.
Check out our whole conversation about her fabulous book, TRUE COLOR.
pod.link/173429229
I'm editing today, or as the kids might call it, "prose-maxxing."
August 26, 2026 at 6:27 PM
I'm editing today, or as the kids might call it, "prose-maxxing."
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August 25, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Seconded. This was a great podcast about Dolly.
August 26, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Seconded. This was a great podcast about Dolly.
Reposted by Mignon Fogarty
Here's the official announcement of Parton's passing from her reps, along with the request that in lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com
August 25, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Here's the official announcement of Parton's passing from her reps, along with the request that in lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com
Reposted by Mignon Fogarty
Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Linguist: What even is a cup, exactly
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Linguist: What even is a cup, exactly
August 22, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Linguist: What even is a cup, exactly
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Linguist: What even is a cup, exactly
Copy editing my mom's obituary and evaluating my black dresses for the upcoming memorial. Sigh.
August 23, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Copy editing my mom's obituary and evaluating my black dresses for the upcoming memorial. Sigh.
I guarantee it only takes one drink for me to buy more books than I planned.
A bookbar just opened in Reno, and I have three thoughts:
1) This is the most Reno thing ever!
2) What a great idea!
3) I can't wait to visit next time I'm in town!
1) This is the most Reno thing ever!
2) What a great idea!
3) I can't wait to visit next time I'm in town!
August 22, 2026 at 10:38 PM
I guarantee it only takes one drink for me to buy more books than I planned.
A bookbar just opened in Reno, and I have three thoughts:
1) This is the most Reno thing ever!
2) What a great idea!
3) I can't wait to visit next time I'm in town!
1) This is the most Reno thing ever!
2) What a great idea!
3) I can't wait to visit next time I'm in town!
August 22, 2026 at 9:59 PM
A bookbar just opened in Reno, and I have three thoughts:
1) This is the most Reno thing ever!
2) What a great idea!
3) I can't wait to visit next time I'm in town!
1) This is the most Reno thing ever!
2) What a great idea!
3) I can't wait to visit next time I'm in town!
Here's more:
The Economist compared 1.2 million words of its own writers' writing to AI writing and found that only Claude (probably Sonnet 5) uses em dashes more than human writers now.
www.economist.com/culture/2026...
@junecasagrande.bsky.social @anamariecox.com
The Economist compared 1.2 million words of its own writers' writing to AI writing and found that only Claude (probably Sonnet 5) uses em dashes more than human writers now.
www.economist.com/culture/2026...
@junecasagrande.bsky.social @anamariecox.com
August 22, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Here's more:
The Economist compared 1.2 million words of its own writers' writing to AI writing and found that only Claude (probably Sonnet 5) uses em dashes more than human writers now.
www.economist.com/culture/2026...
@junecasagrande.bsky.social @anamariecox.com
The Economist compared 1.2 million words of its own writers' writing to AI writing and found that only Claude (probably Sonnet 5) uses em dashes more than human writers now.
www.economist.com/culture/2026...
@junecasagrande.bsky.social @anamariecox.com
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Never let a writer help you move
August 21, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Never let a writer help you move
Reposted by Mignon Fogarty
Hello, book people! I am the book content editor for Reactor Mag and I'm looking for sci-fi, fantasy, horror, romantasy, and speculative books coming out in 2027!
If you have an adult or YA SFF/H book out next year (or publicist), share the link/info here!
If you have an adult or YA SFF/H book out next year (or publicist), share the link/info here!
August 18, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Hello, book people! I am the book content editor for Reactor Mag and I'm looking for sci-fi, fantasy, horror, romantasy, and speculative books coming out in 2027!
If you have an adult or YA SFF/H book out next year (or publicist), share the link/info here!
If you have an adult or YA SFF/H book out next year (or publicist), share the link/info here!
I've had peanut butter toast for dinner the last two nights, and I'll tell you -- the joy I felt was real when I discovered a still-good potato in the back of the cupboard tonight.
August 18, 2026 at 12:15 AM
I've had peanut butter toast for dinner the last two nights, and I'll tell you -- the joy I felt was real when I discovered a still-good potato in the back of the cupboard tonight.
Clever idea for a word game!
I will be sad when this game is inevitably sold to the New York Times for $1m, but will enjoy it until then
866 pts · 10 words
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866 pts · 10 words
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August 10, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Clever idea for a word game!
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I'll be hosting this in a few hours! #StetSprint
Join #StetSprint later today!
Pop in, say hi to your #edibuddies, and get work done during this focused, 1-hour coworking session at 3–4 p.m. ET / 12–1 p.m. PT.
Pop in, say hi to your #edibuddies, and get work done during this focused, 1-hour coworking session at 3–4 p.m. ET / 12–1 p.m. PT.
August 7, 2026 at 3:54 PM
I'll be hosting this in a few hours! #StetSprint
Type history meets weird words!
My chat with type historian @glennf.com Glenn Fleishman covers printing history, comics, and his favorite printing word from the 1800s: "flong." :)
Check it out on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
My chat with type historian @glennf.com Glenn Fleishman covers printing history, comics, and his favorite printing word from the 1800s: "flong." :)
Check it out on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
How comics are made, with Glenn Fleishman
Podcast Episode · Grammar Girl · August 6 · 27m
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August 6, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Type history meets weird words!
My chat with type historian @glennf.com Glenn Fleishman covers printing history, comics, and his favorite printing word from the 1800s: "flong." :)
Check it out on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
My chat with type historian @glennf.com Glenn Fleishman covers printing history, comics, and his favorite printing word from the 1800s: "flong." :)
Check it out on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...