800 - What Did You Step On? And Is That a Desert or a Dessert?

Published: Dec. 3, 2020, 3 p.m.

b'Here\'s why you can ignore zombie rules and why it\'s actually better to write "What did you step on?" than "On what did you step?" (But also when you can\'t ignore those rules!) Then, I have two great memory tricks to help you remember the spellings for "dessert" and "desert." They relate to camels and, well, food.\\nSubscribe to the newsletter\\xa0for regular updates.\\xa0\\nWatch my\\xa0LinkedIn Learning writing course.\\nJoin the conversation on\\xa0Facebook\\xa0and\\xa0Twitter.\\nGrammar Pop\\xa0iOS game.\\n\\tPeeve Wars\\xa0card game.\\nGrammar Girl\\xa0books.\\nHOST: Mignon Fogarty\\n\\tVOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475)\\nGrammar Girl is part of the\\xa0Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network.\\nLinks:\\xa0\\nhttps://www.quickanddirtytips.com/\\nhttps://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts\\nhttps://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe\\nhttp://twitter.com/grammargirl\\nhttp://facebook.com/grammargirl\\nhttp://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl\\nhttp://instagram.com/thegrammargirl\\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl'