Mignon Fogarty thought she’d arrived at the podcasting scene too late. It was 2006, and as a science and technical writer, she was trying to promote a science podcast she hosted, without much success.

In this week’s writing chat, we talked with Grammar Girl, aka Mignon Fogarty, about the creative connections between writing and grammar. Topics included: Which grammar rules you can break, and why.

That or which? Lie or lay? And where does that pesky comma go? The woman — or girl — who’s built a personal empire around guiding students and professionals through the thickets of grammar and usage ...

To celebrate, I offer these tips and insights into proper grammar and good writing from Mignon Fogarty, a.k.a. Grammar Girl. Fogarty, who produces the podcast “Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for ...

» EXPRESS: Why do people have such trouble with grammar and usage? » FOGARTY: It’s very unfair, because people are just expected to know it, yet teachers don’t have a lot of time in class to spend on ...

Cramming breaking news into 140-character tweets can make grammar gurus break a sweat, but Grammar Girl has it under control. IJNet listened in and found a few ways to express yourself on social media ...

Mignon Fogarty, the voice behind the popular “Grammar Girl” podcast and the author of “Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing,” spoke Tuesday at an event sponsored by the Program in ...

The word “girl” can be tricky. I would know. Since I go by the moniker Grammar Girl, you won’t be surprised that I’m fine with the word; but I’ve been criticized by people who say I’m a grown woman ...