Hanged Versus Hung

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The Grammar Girl Week in Review Hanged Versus Hung A couple of months ago I used the word hung wrong in the podcast about the man who invented the guillotine, so today I’ll review the proper use in case I confused people...Read More 08/15/2016 2:46pm View           6 English Words with Incognito Latin Origins Today's topic is some common English words that have not so obvious origins in Latin. These words have perhaps been traveling incognito, their identities concealed. In case you aren't familiar with that word, it means “unknown” and it comes from the negative prefix -in and a form of the Latin verb “to get to know.” Stick around...Read More 08/11/2016 11:35pm View           What Does 'Batten Down the Hatches' Mean? Has anyone ever told you to batten down the hatches?   If so, they were telling you to prepare for trouble. Maybe they saw your boss walking angrily down the hall. Or maybe they heard the principal call you to his office...Read More 08/11/2016 8:24pm View               FROM QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS Get More Grammar Girl Visit the website. Subscribe to the Grammar Girl podcast at iTunes or via RSS. Find Grammar Girl books, gear, and more at the Quick and Dirty Tips store. Have Questions? Search the Quick and Dirty Tips website. We have more than 600 articles about grammar and language. There's a good chance your question has already been covered.                 Best wishes, (and the Quick and Dirty Tips Team)                 Want more tips? If this was forwarded to you by a friend and you'd like to receive future tips, you can sign up here. Please don't use the subscribe/unsubscribe link at the bottom of the page because this will overwrite your friend's subscription. (If this came directly to you, you can use the subscribe/unsubscribe link below to manage your subscription.)                 FOLLOW ME

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