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Technically Speaking Part II

aohwrite wrote 1 week ago: I know, you all have been waiting with baited breath for the second part of my mini-series on common … more →

Tags: Insight & Tips, Acronym, English, Grammar, parentheses, Technical Writing, writing

Punk-tuition2 comments

osomuerte wrote 1 week ago: I’m not talking about sending The Clash to college, I’m talking about the use of imprope … more →

Tags: writing, commas, <punctuation>

The Endangered Semicolon (by Randomness)7 comments

pochp wrote 2 weeks ago: Posted by heathercurley under Randomness Still not bringing my A-Game here. I blame it on the fact … more →

Tags: Books, Creative Writing, Fiction, Grammar, Historical Fiction, Novel, Novel-Writing, Publishing, Romance

Parsing 102: Henry James 4 comments

gotheca wrote 2 weeks ago: She herself had been established in Venice for fifteen years and had done a great deal of good there … more →

Tags: Fiction Writing Advice, Grammar, Adjective, Adverb, Article, auxiliary verb, Clause, Compound Sentence, Conjunction

Death of the Semicolon1 comment

heathercurley wrote 2 weeks ago: The endangered Semicolon Still not bringing my A-Game here.  I blame it on the fact I am quite easil … more →

Tags: randomness, writing, Publishing, Creative Writing, Novel-Writing, Historical Fiction, Books, Fiction, Novel

It's not what you think...

chancemuse wrote 3 weeks ago: Obsolete No, I haven’t given up on Dvorak, quite the opposite in fact, I now no longer need th … more →

Tags: musings, News, Dvorak, keyboard, Layout, learn, Months, Piano, wpm

"Punctuation perils ..."1 comment

grammarcops wrote 3 weeks ago: The past day or two, at least among our followers, there has been a lot of buzz on Twitter about the … more →

Tags: General, Tips, Grammar, language, WorDs, writing, Quote, English, Usage

Punctuation Anyone?

johnfwills wrote 1 month ago: Here we go again. (Punctuation Anyone?)  To punctuate, or not to punctuate; that is the question. Or … more →

Tags: writing, Books, Poetry, Culture, Family, Random, Apostrophe, colon, comma

Punctuation Anyone?

johnfwills wrote 1 month ago: Here we go again. (Punctuation Anyone?)  To punctuate, or not to punctuate; that is the question. Or … more →

Tags: Writers, Apostrophe, colon, comma, exclamation point, hyphen, parentheses, <punctuation>, punctuation mark

Using certain punctuation marks correctly4 comments

gotheca wrote 1 month ago: I’m still trying to figure out , vs ; vs : vs – vs — vs … vs () vs “” Not to mention where to use it … more →

Tags: Fiction Writing Advice, <punctuation>, Writing Advice, Fiction Writing, comma, colon, en dash, em dash, Ellipses

Semicolon Use in Fiction3 comments

Chimenti wrote 1 month ago: Writers have many tools in their chest to use in accomplishing an aim, and the semicolon is one of t … more →

Tags: Books, Creative Writing, Fiction, Grammar, writing

Semi-colon! Semi-colon! Semi-colon!2 comments

mand wrote 2 months ago: It’s a calendar month since i asked you lot about the semi-colon, and seven – yes, a mag … more →

Tags: JusT MuMbLinG !!, Grammar, <punctuation>, Polls, semi-colon, Fashion, Standpoint, Lionel Shriver, Orange Prize

A Word on Grammar1 comment

Scott wrote 2 months ago: My day job involves a lot of writing and editing. The people I work with, while very talented and in … more →

Tags: Personal, rants, comma, Grammar, Pronoun, <punctuation>, scott spjut, Serial, Singular

effort is overrated3 comments

gashp wrote 2 months ago: sadly, I teach english for a living (in college) and this is frequently what i get as an essay assig … more →

Tags: Jibber Jabber, Fuck, Grammar

Two things to avoid when you're writing for print

Gordon Burgett wrote 2 months ago: Want to know two of the most common errors writers make when submitting articles (and books)? Both i … more →

Tags: writing, Publishing, Editing, Web Marketing, Self Publishing, niche publishing, Travel Writing, Ampersand, em dash

Guess What I Saw. Sir.2 comments

lifeischange wrote 3 months ago: I went to the dermatologist this morning about a cyst on my neck (antibiotics, hoping it will resolv … more →

Tags: Fun, Humor, NaBloPoMo, Sisters, colon, Dermatologist, cyst, Magazine, Idiot

That's no -I-

reuche wrote 3 months ago: Something is wrong with my system. I was going to specifically lament my computer troubles, but then … more →

Tags: Grammar, Math, writing, death, Memento, <punctuation>

The Semicolon1 comment

qorthevile wrote 3 months ago: The Semicolon is a punctuation mark similar to a comma, and there are a few different ways it can be … more →

Tags: Literacy

How many toys are there?

Laura wrote 4 months ago: Can you tell how many toys are in this list from Yahoo! Shine? If you know that Barbie’s sist … more →

Tags: <punctuation>, commas, Semicolons, comma, Lists


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