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The 93rd Scripps National Spelling Bee ended in historic fashion July 8, with Zaila Avant-garde of Louisiana becoming the first African American winner. We talk the history of spelling bees and our fascination with them, with Grammar Girl Mignon Fogarty.

The 93rd Scripps National Spelling Bee ended in historic fashion July 8, with Zaila Avant-garde of Louisiana becoming the first African American winner. We talk the history of spelling bees and our fascination with them, with Grammar Girl Mignon Fogarty.

This episode originally aired on September 24, 2020.The pandemic has changed everything, including our language. Words that we never used before have…

This show originally aired on September 24, 2020.The pandemic has changed everything, including our language. Words that we never used before have become…

Punctuation matters! It’s National Punctuation Day and we are taking the opportunity to look at the role punctuation plays in language.The pandemic has…

Back to school means back to the basics and the challenges of proper grammar. Today on All Sides with Ann Fisher: Mignon Fogarty, the award-winning host…

Language constantly changes. New words and phrases are always emerging. And no one knows that better than author and host of the “Grammar Girl” podcast,…

Last month, a list of new words were added to the Oxford English Dictionary. The list included nouns such as billywitch, scrum-down and lezzo. Today we…

We hear, speak, read and write in the English Language every day, but getting all those grammar and syntax rules straight isn’t easy. Rules and word…

Today at 10am How much is the Oxford comma worth? According to the state of Maine, $10 million. That's how much Oakhurst Dairy had to pay their workers…