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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 Jan. 28, 2020.Both Merriam Webster’s and Dictionary.com named “pandemic” their word of the year for 2020.On March 11,…

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…

10:00 Language is a living thing, and when it creeps from one culture to the next, purists take note. This hour we'll talk about how English has oozed…

11:00 Feeling fazed? Maybe it's just a phase. If you have trouble telling a wench from a winch, you're in luck, because this hour Grammar Girl Mignon…

11:00 On this hour of "All Sides," Grammar Girl Mignon Fogarty will be answering all of your grammar questions, as well as talking about her new book.…

11:00 Despite the move toward all things technological, good writing skills have never been more valued in our world. We’ll talk to Grammar Girl Mignon…