Playwright George Bernard Shaw famously described the United States and United Kingdom as “two countries separated by a common language.” Helping us sort out our language foibles and fumbles is Mignon ...

Do you know the differences between “assure,” “ensure” and “insure”? How about “between” and “among”? Are you confident about the proper use of a semicolon? Do you even know why semicolons exist?

A meningitis outbreak said to be linked to a nightclub has killed two young people and left 11 others seriously ill. The victims, who have not been named, are thought to be aged between 17 and 21. One ...

It’s got an all-star cast: Steven Pinker of Harvard, John McWhorter of Columbia, Geoffrey Nunberg of Berkeley, Noam Chomsky of MIT, Adele Goldberg of Princeton, Grammar Girl Mignon Fogarty, Brad ...

This episode originally aired on February 2, 2026. Playwright George Bernard Shaw famously described the United States and United Kingdom as “two countries separated by a common language.” Helping us ...