S26E9 – How to Avoid Crippling Your Language
Writing long sentences is like adding water to tea; the more words, the weaker the message. – Diana Booher
English 101
S26 Bonus – Playing with Language
The English language is a work in progress. Have fun with it. – Jonathan Culver
S26E8 – When in Doubt, Leave it Out
I think sometimes we give people a lot of credit just because they’re writing nice sentences, even if it isn’t adding up to much. – James Patterson
S26E7 – The Basics of Sentence Structure
A lot of aspiring writers are all ready to write a novel, but they don’t know how to write sentences. – Tom Robbins
S26E6 – Uh, Phrasing!
Grammar is to a writer what anatomy is to a sculptor, or the scales to a musician. You may loathe it, it may bore you, but nothing will replace it, and once mastered it will support you like a rock. – B.J. Chute
S26E5 – The Rules of Commas
The rule is: don’t use commas like a stupid person. I mean it. – Lynne Truss
S26E4 – The Parts of Speech (Part Two)
The world is emblematic. Parts of speech are metaphors, because the whole of nature is a metaphor of the human mind. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
S26E3 – The Parts of Speech (Part One)
There are ten parts of speech and they are all troublesome. – Mark Twain
S26E2 – The Basics of Formatting Styles
The beauty of type lies in its utility; prettiness without readability serves neither the author nor the reader. – James Felici
S26E1 – Becoming a Student of Language
Loving your language means a command of its vocabulary beyond the level of the everyday. – John H. McWhorter