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Grandiose Grammar A free and fun podcast on English grammar
Episode 26 Say this, not that ... 5
Apr 5

Apr 5 Episode 26 Say this, not that ... 5

Aoife
false friends, fossilised errors, L1 interference, transfer errors
Episode 25 Stative vs. dynamic use of hope
Mar 29

Mar 29 Episode 25 Stative vs. dynamic use of hope

Aoife
stative verbs, dynamic verbs
Episode 24 Will: future time marker vs. modal
Mar 15

Mar 15 Episode 24 Will: future time marker vs. modal

Aoife
will, future time, modality, volition, fuzzy grammar
Episode 23 Multi-word verbs 1
Mar 8

Mar 8 Episode 23 Multi-word verbs 1

Aoife
phrasal verbs, prepositional verbs, adverbial particles, prepositions
Episode 22 The sniffles
Mar 1

Mar 1 Episode 22 The sniffles

Aoife
Episode 21 Say this, not that... 4
Feb 23

Feb 23 Episode 21 Say this, not that... 4

Aoife
fossilised errors, false friends, insulated vs. isolated, economic vs. economical, lucky vs. happy, L1 interference
Episode 20 As..as vs. than
Feb 16

Feb 16 Episode 20 As..as vs. than

Aoife
common errors, as...as, than with comparatives, als/wie
Episode 19 Modals 2
Feb 9

Feb 9 Episode 19 Modals 2

Aoife
modals, stance meaning, intrinsic meaning, extrinsic meaning
Episode 18 Modals 1
Feb 2

Feb 2 Episode 18 Modals 1

Aoife
auxiliaries, modals, invariant verb forms, common errors
Episode 17 Reported Speech
Jan 26

Jan 26 Episode 17 Reported Speech

Aoife
direct reported speech, indirect reported speech, backshift, subjunctive
Episode 16 Say this, not that ... 3
Jan 19

Jan 19 Episode 16 Say this, not that ... 3

Aoife
common errors, fossilised errors, 'to go on the streets', overthink vs. rethink, actually vs. currently
Episode 15 False vs. wrong
Jan 12

Jan 12 Episode 15 False vs. wrong

Aoife
false vs. wrong, common errors, COCA, collocations
Episode 14 Interrogative and relative pronouns
Jan 5

Jan 5 Episode 14 Interrogative and relative pronouns

Aoife
common errors, interrogative pronouns, relative clauses, relative pronouns
Episode 13 Valency patterns
Dec 29

Dec 29 Episode 13 Valency patterns

Aoife
theory, tendencies, valency, rules

Dec 24
Dec 24 A plea for rote learning

Aoife
off-by-heart, spelling, irregular verbs, common errors, rules
Episode 12 Make vs. do
Dec 22

Dec 22 Episode 12 Make vs. do

Aoife
make vs. do, transfer errors, common errors, fossilised errors
Episode 11: Say this, not that... 2
Dec 15

Dec 15 Episode 11: Say this, not that... 2

Aoife
transfer errors, fossilised errors, forget, stand up vs. get up, zero article
Episode 10: Negative adverbials with inversion
Dec 8

Dec 8 Episode 10: Negative adverbials with inversion

Aoife
theory, inversion, negative adverbials
Episode 9: Morphological errors
Dec 1

Dec 1 Episode 9: Morphological errors

Aoife
morphology, semantic errors, common errors, believes vs. beliefs
Episode 8: Present simple vs. present progressive
Nov 24

Nov 24 Episode 8: Present simple vs. present progressive

Aoife
present simple, present progressive, common errors, theory
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