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by Michael W. Flynn Hello, and welcome to a special joint episode of Grammar Girls Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing and Legal Lads Quick and Dirty Tips for a More Lawful Life. Grammar Girl here. Todays topic is illegal versus unlawful. Here's

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by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I

英语语法：201 Who Versus That

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is who versus that. Lesley called in with this question: My pet peeve is who versus that, as in You know Bob, he's the guy that sold me my car. It drives me nuts. Or am I mistaken and it's just become part of the new

英语语法：202 Who Versus Whom

Today's topic is who versus whom. I've received three requests from listeners to cover this topic. Here's Noreen: I just wondered if possibly in one of your episodes you could go through the use of who versus whom. I think that's a common misundersta

英语语法：142 "Further" Versus "Farther"

Today's topic is further versus farther. Almost every week someone asks me to explain the difference between further and farther. Three years ago when I was on the Oprah Winfrey Show, a production assistant grabbed me backstage while my head was stil

英语语法：109 Which Versus That

If you're confused about that versus which, don't feel bad. It's one of the most common topics people ask me about. I used to work as a technical writer, and I'd often edit documents in which people used the wrong word. More than once, I'd put in the

英语语法：6 Citing Podcasts and Websites

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is how to deal with electronic citations. Listener Question Now to get started, here's a listener question: Hi, Grammar Girl. My name is Laura and I am a teacher of 9th-grade English and a big fan of your podcast. I'v

英语语法：157 Always, Never, Usually, Often, Most

by Mignon Fogarty Today we'll discuss words you should never use and words you should always avoid--or something like that. As many of you know, before I was Grammar Girl, I was a science and technology writer. Even as an undergraduate, my instructor

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Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is how to correct other people's grammar. Dr. David asked about how he can correct other people's grammar without losing friends or sounding like a snob. A couple of people, whom I won't name, asked how to deal with b

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by Jason Marshall In the last article, we talked about averages and one specific way statistics can help answer questions without letting emotions interfere. But the type of average value we talked about is just one of manyuseful meanings assigned to

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图片1 图片2 by Jason Marshall Despite many peoples assumption to the contrary, math is undeniably artistic. It takes a tremendous amount of creative muscle and artistry to devise mathematical solutions. And, as made evident by their frequent batt

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如何巧妙地询问面试结果？

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如何巧妙询问面试结果？

如何巧妙询问面试结果？ 每个求职者在面试过后，都希望能尽快知道自己是否被录用。但是如果迟迟没有得到结果，那么最好就要打个电话过去问问清楚了。 Im just calling to follow up on the statu

英语语法：13 Interviewing Tips

Grammar Girl talks about the difficulties she encountered trying to use a spreadsheet to organize her upcoming book, and explains how paper solved the problem. There is no transcript for this video podcast. This show was not scripted. Please forgive

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We Need Two of Those Do you need any typists? asked a young man seeking a job. No, said the personnel director checking the list. We have got plenty of typists. How about file clerks? asked the man. Sorry, we have many file clerks, too. Disgusted, th

The Wolf and the Lion

The Wolf and the Lion A wolf，roaming by the mountain's side，saw his own shadow，as the sun was setting，become greatly extended and magnified，and he said to himself，Why should I being of such an immense size，and extending nearly an acre i

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