Tag Archive | grammar
Great Website/Info for Self-Published Authors
Originally posted on brittneysahin:
I was scouring the internet last night for information and tips about marketing and how to release my next book (cover reveal, etc.), and I stumbled upon a website, which was amazing. I just wanted to share it with all my fellow writers, in case it could be of use to…
writing – A life style not a choice.
Originally posted on The June Project:
Real life sucks. I write to put myself back on that hillside in French Lick. Back when I was younger and times were easier. We lose to just lose again. Every road I have tried to go down was either filled with pot holes or been completely washed out.…
The Truth About Grammar
Originally posted on Author -Carole Parkes:
Learning from Experience The Truth About Grammar Knowing about grammar is just like knowing about healthy and unhealthy food. Just when you think you’ve learned it, the rules change.
Grammar Changes: The Singular They
Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
Language changes with the times, even grammar. I attended college during the second wave of feminism, when incorporating non-sexist terms into every day usage was an important demonstration of inclusiveness. In addition to Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style, we consulted Miller and Swift’s…
Grammar-ease: When to Capitalize a Season
Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
So, here in New Hampshire, we had one of the coldest winters (or is it Winters) on record, weeks of single-digit and below zero temps. Then we had April, definitely labeled spring (or is it Spring) on the calendar. It was filled with temps averaging…
The Secret Use of Semicolons
Originally posted on Karelia Stetz-Waters:
I once taught alongside a professor who would give an A to any final exam that properly employed the semicolon. She gave very few A’s, so few, in fact, that I hesitate to bring up the secret use of the semicolon. People have enough trouble with the conventional use. The…
Fun With Heteronyms and Homographs – Happy Monday!
Originally posted on Author P.S. Bartlett:
This is from an e-mail I received this morning. I have no idea who wrote this but BRAVO! Heteronyms… this is brilliant Homographs are words of like spelling but with more than one meaning. A homograph that is also pronounced differently is a heteronym. You think English is…
From Grammarly — Who Writes Better: Men or Women?
Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
Grammarly (www.grammarly.com) conducted a study with 3,000+ participants to settle an existential question that has been plaguing mankind for centuries (or maybe a few years here and there): “Which gender has the better writers?” They published the results to the question above in an infographic…
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