About a year ago, one of my proofreading clients introduced me to a character known as “Grammar Girl.” She is at the helm of the Quick & Dirty Tips network and offers regular podcasts (you can also read them as columns at the Grammar Girl website), as well as daily grammar tips by email subscription.
Grammar Girl’s given name is Mignon Fogarty (not as in the steak, I’ve heard her tell an interviewer, but as in a flower by that name; I looked it up on dictionary.com and Wikipedia and didn’t find anything about a flower, but dictionary.com came through with the definition, “delicately pretty,” besides listing it as a female given name). She is a great oral presenter — a pleasant voice to listen to, informative and funny, both. Besides her online presence, she has written two books, the most recent The Grammar Devotional. Check it out! A great resource to learn, or relearn, crucial tips for good writing over the course of a year (if you read one a day — though you might get so sucked in that you can’t stop with just one!).
By the way, you’ll notice the Grammar Girl link in the sidebar to the right. I listen to her archived podcasts one after another on my iPod while doing housework! That’s how much fun grammar can be!
