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She is also an inductee in the Podcasting Hall of Fame. Follow Facebook Linkedin Subscribe Podcast Spotify Google Stitcher Grammar Girl's Most Recent Tips Audio 3 Different Ways to Style 'ZIP Code' (or Is That 'ZIP code' or 'zip code'?) Grammar Girl Audio Lessons from Bad Job Applications Grammar Girl Listen to the Latest Episode play pause Listen 3 Different Ways to Style 'ZIP Code' (or Is That 'ZIP code' or 'zip code'?) Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin . Subscribe Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe on Google mute unmute Hide player Sign Up for Our Newsletters Never miss another tip! Join our list to get updates from your favorite hosts delivered straight to your inbox Sign Up Grammar Girl's Recommended Episodes Audio Fascinating Words for Colors (and the Battle of Magenta) Audio The History and Glory of the Spelling Bee Audio Top Ten Grammar Myths Audio I.e. Versus E.g. Grammar Girl's Archive Audio 3 Different Ways to Style 'ZIP Code' (or Is That 'ZIP code' or 'zip code'?) Audio Lessons from Bad Job Applications What Is the Gender-Neutral Version of 'Fisherman'? 2020 AP Stylebook Updates Audio ‘Muslim’ or ‘Moslem’? What Does 'Zhuzh' Mean (and Why Is It So Hard to Spell)? Audio Why Do We Say 'Cool Your Heels'? Grammar Quirks: Brian Panowich on Dialogue and Dialect What Does ‘Cabin Fever’ Mean? Plus Other ‘Fever’ Words Audio Why Are We ‘Overwhelmed,’ but not ‘Whelmed’? Grammar Quirks: Ilana C. Myer on Letters as Colors Grammar Quirks: Jessica Pennington on Email Punctuation Audio Cecelia Watson on World Semicolon Day 11 Cool Products for Scrabble Lovers 4 Tips for Staying Motivated on Long Writing Assignments Audio 'Flout' Versus 'Flaunt' 'Ban Together' or 'Band Together'? Grammar Quirks: Scott Oden on Double Spaces After Periods Load more About Mignon Fogarty Mignon Fogarty is the founder of the Quick and Dirty Tips network and creator of Grammar Girl, which has been named one of Writer's Digest's 101 best websites for writers multiple times. The Grammar Girl podcast has also won Best Education Podcast multiple times in the Podcast Awards, and Mignon is an inductee in the Podcasting Hall of Fame. Mignon is the author of the New York Times best-seller " Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing " and six other books on writing. She has appeared as a guest on the "Oprah Winfrey Show" and the "Today Show" and has been featured in the New York Times, Business Week, the Washington Post, USA Today, CNN.com, and more. She was previously the chair of media entrepreneurship in the Reynolds School of Journalism in Reno, NV. She hates the phrase "grammar nazi" and loves the word "kerfuffle." She has a B.A. in English from the University of Washington in Seattle and an M.S. in biology from Stanford University. Mignon believes that learning is fun, and the vast rules of grammar are wonderful fodder for lifelong study. She strives to be a friendly guide in the writing world. Her archenemy is the evil Grammar Maven, who inspires terror in the untrained and is neither friendly nor helpful. Grammar Girl provides short, friendly tips to improve your writing. Covering the grammar rules and word choice guidelines that can confound even the best writers, Grammar Girl makes complex grammar questions simple with memory tricks to help you recall and apply those troublesome grammar rules. Whether English is your first language or second language, Grammar Girl’s punctuation, style, and business tips will make you a better and more successful writer. Get the tools you need to improve your writing skills with Grammar Girl's LinkedIn Learning Better Writing video course —start your free trial today. Mignon Fogarty is the creator and host of Grammar Girl. Grammar Girl is a Quick and Dirty Tips podcast. To book a lecture event with Mignon Fogarty for your company or organization, contact Macmillan Speakers . Follow Mignon on Google +, Twitter , Facebook , I nstagram , LinkedIn , and Pinterest . Awards 2017 Winner, Best Education Podcast, Podcast Awards 2016 Inductee, Podcasting Hall of Fame 2016 Winner, Academy of Podcaster, Best Education Podcast 2015 Nominee, Academy of Podcasters, Best Ideas & Education Podcast 2015 Nominee, Best Language Professionals Blog— Bab.la Awards 2015 101 Best Websites for Writers — Writer's Digest 2015 Nominee, Best Education Podcast — Podcast Awards 2015 Top 50 Writing Blogs — PositiveWriter.com 2014 Best Arts, Books, and Entertainment Podcasts — The Telegraph 2014 Top 100 Language Lovers Blog — Bab.la Awards 2014 Top 25 Language Professionals Blog — Bab.la Awards 2014 101 Best Websites for Writers — Writer's Digest 2013 Best Classic Podcast — iTunes 2013 Top 25 Language Professionals Blog — Bab.la Awards 2012 Winner, Best Education Podcast — Podcast Awards 2012 Nominee, Best Education Podcast — Stitcher Awards 2012 Top 50 Blogs for Writers — Tribal Messenger Daily 2012 101 Best Websites for Writers — Writer's Digest ("Best of the Best") 2011 101 Best Websites for Writers — Writer's Digest 2010 101 Best Websites for Writers — Writer's Digest 2010 Best Classic Podcast — iTunes 2010 Nominee, Best Education Podcast — Podcast Awards 2009 Best Classic Podcast — iTunes 2009 Nominee, Best Education Podcast — Podcast Awards 2009 Nominee, Audie Awards 2008 Nominee, People's Choice — Podcast Awards 2007 Best of Non-Fiction Audiobooks of the Year — iTunes 2008 Winner, Best Education Podcast — Podcast Awards 2007 Winner, Best Education Podcast — Podcast Awards 2007 Winner, Favorite Audio Program — Podcast Peer Awards 2006 Winner, Best Education Podcast — Podcast Peer Awards Media The Oprah Winfrey Show , Grammar Girl Fixes Common Mistakes, March 2007 "Mignon has come up with clever ideas to help even the most grammatically challenged person remember the rules." New York Times , Book Not Ready for Print? You Can Whip Up an Audiobook, May 2007 "By the end of that week, Ms. Fogarty’s presentation had bumped 'The Secret,' the advice book that espouses positive thinking which also had been promoted by Ms. Winfrey, from the top spot. USA Today , Get An Earful of Offbeat Podcasts, March 2007 "A few education podcasts can claim big numbers, too. Grammar Girl, a weekly five-minute podcast on grammar by Mignon Fogarty, a freelance journalist in Gilbert, Ariz., ranks in the top 20 on iTunes." USA Today & Arizona Republic , Grammar Girl Podcast Rules Online, March 2007 "Sh...