Blogs about: Modifiers
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Is this supposed to be a tribute to Farrah?
If you read this article on Yahoo! Shine, you can say goodbye to greatly needed punctuation: There’s no need for the hyphen after an adverb ending in -LY. But it’s nitpicky error compared … more →
Terribly Write
Is this supposed to be a tribute to Farrah?
Laura wrote 6 days ago: If you read this article on Yahoo! Shine, you can say goodbye to greatly needed punctuation: There … more →
Kicking Off Strong
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Courtney Vail wrote 2 weeks ago: As a novelist, you only get one chance to make a first impression with your book and win a reader. O … more →
The best and worst writing on the Web
Laura wrote 3 weeks ago: OK, so I lied about the best writing on the Web. And maybe this isn’t the worst writing on the … more →
Recycling World AIDS Day errors
Laura wrote 3 weeks ago: In honor of World AIDS Day, Yahoo! is recycling the errors on its Yahoo! Events page here: and here: … more →
Run & Gun
Nancy Louie wrote 3 weeks ago: Run & Gun isn’t especially evocative of professional shooting. For some reason, it brings … more →
This is so different from good
Laura wrote 1 month ago: This isn’t the worst you’ll read on the Web. It’s not even the worst you’ll … more →
Back to Post Modifier Patterns
janey_bei wrote 1 month ago: Couple of months ago, I have been reading about creating modifier forms — the basic ones. It … more →
Knock it off!
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Laura wrote 1 month ago: Why would a headline appear with two errors? Designer-inspired looks are better with a hyphen in the … more →
Student Stumper 10: The placement of adjectives
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englishwithjennifer wrote 1 month ago: QUESTION: Do adjectives always come before nouns in English? ANSWER: No. This question was shared wi … more →
Mystery solved! Gwyneth Paltrow is not a physician
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Laura wrote 1 month ago: The mystery has been solved. The Terribly Write blog post just before this one showed the mashup of … more →
Is your writing out-of-date?
Laura wrote 1 month ago: Is your doctor out-of-date? If your doctor is Gwyneth Paltrow, you have more to worry about than ant … more →
To Flash or Not to Flash?
flashparker wrote 1 month ago: To Flash Or Not to Flash? Originally published in the Korea Herald on October 22, 2009 No, I’m not t … more →
Strobing in Seoul: A Beginner's Guide
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flashparker wrote 1 month ago: Strobing In Seoul: A Beginner’s Guide I went to my first strobist meeting without a clue as to what … more →
Do you like correct grammar or Yahoo! Shine?
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Laura wrote 2 months ago: Do you like clean-shaven and clean-cut hyphenated? (They should be.) Do you like sentences that make … more →
Jean Paul Gaultier: The latest target
Laura wrote 2 months ago: OMG. Why would an alleged professional writer in the world of fashion add a hyphen to Jean Paul Gaul … more →
I wish it were the grammar gods
Laura wrote 2 months ago: I wish it were the grammar gods that spoke to the writer of this article on Yahoo! Shine and turned … more →
Time for a little adult supervision
Laura wrote 2 months ago: Oh, lordie. Why are some writers allowed out in public without adult supervision? Someone over at Ya … more →
Yodeling too hard?
Laura wrote 2 months ago: Ya-hoooo! Someone may have been yodelin’ a little too hard over at Yahoo! and it may have temp … more →
Are you sure you're in the right job?
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Laura wrote 2 months ago: Imagine that you’re a carpenter, but you don’t know how to use a hammer. Or a chef who h … more →
