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Language Lovers Unite!

Posted on September 27, 2010
Perhaps the answer to declining literacy skills lies outside the classroom. Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes. You can buy it today with a 50% discount! Original Post: Language Lovers Unite! Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook...

The Writer?s 5 Ws

Posted on September 24, 2010
I am dismayed by the number of submissions I receive that leave out one of the five Ws.Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes. You can buy it today with a 50% discount! Original Post: The Writer’s 5 Ws Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook...

You Can Buy Our Book On The Kindle Now

Posted on September 23, 2010
The Kindle fans out there can now buy our book on that platform. Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes. You can buy it today with a 50% discount! Original Post: You Can Buy Our Book On The Kindle Now Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook...

What?s a ?glitz novel??

Posted on September 23, 2010
This subgenre tells the stories of the rich and powerful.Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes. You can buy it today with a 50% discount! Original Post: What’s a “glitz novel”? Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook...

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Interpreters and Commentators

Posted on September 22, 2010
I see a useful distinction between commentator and commenter, especially in this "everybody's a writer" culture of ours. Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes...

Bits and Bytes

Posted on September 21, 2010
In its election manifesto, one of the major political parties in the UK recently promised to provide "virtually every household in the country a broadband service of at least 2 megabytes per second by 2012."Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid...

Flounder and Founder

Posted on September 21, 2010
As nouns, a flounder is a fish and a founder is someone who establishes something. This post is about flounder and founder as verbsLike this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes...

?Ma?am? and Regional Colonialism

Posted on September 20, 2010
Where I come from, children are taught that responding to grownups with a mere "yes" or "no" is impolite.Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes...

?Trifecta? Not Always Appropriate

Posted on September 17, 2010
The horse racing term "trifecta" has its uses in other contexts, but some writers are using the word mindlessly as a mere synonym for "three."Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes...

Noun Clauses

Posted on September 16, 2010
A reader asks for more information about noun clauses.Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes. You can buy it today with a 50% discount! Original Post: Noun Clauses Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook...

Irish Potatoes and Pennsylvania Dutch

Posted on September 15, 2010
Why are vegetables that originated in South America called "Irish" potatoes?Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes. You can buy it today with a 50% discount! Original Post: Irish Potatoes and Pennsylvania Dutch Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook...

20 Computer Terms You Should Know

Posted on September 14, 2010
A great deal of jargon is used when talking about computers, and it?s surprising how often these terms are used incorrectly.Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes...

Foiled Again!

Posted on September 14, 2010
Both as noun and verb, "foil" is a popular word in headlines.Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes. You can buy it today with a 50% discount! Original Post: Foiled Again! Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook...

Parallel Construction

Posted on September 13, 2010
In writing, parallelism is a similarity of construction of adjacent word groups. Faulty parallelism results when words, phrases, or clauses are mismatched.Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes...

Loanwords and Calques

Posted on September 10, 2010
A calque is the literal translation of a foreign word.Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes. You can buy it today with a 50% discount! Original Post: Loanwords and Calques Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook...

?To Tide You Over?

Posted on September 09, 2010
Speakers to whom the expression "tide over" is unfamiliar mistakenly write "tie over."Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes. You can buy it today with a 50% discount! Original Post: “To Tide You Over” Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook...

Poetry Rhythm And Metre ? Part 2

Posted on September 09, 2010
This post goes into further detail on the common rhythms employed by poets, and it covers some of the terminology used to describe and discuss them.Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes...

The Difference Between ?Discreet? and ?Discrete?

Posted on September 08, 2010
Both words derive from the same source, but have quite different meanings.Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes. You can buy it today with a 50% discount! Original Post: The Difference Between “Discreet” and “Discrete” Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook...

Here Is What People Are Saying About Our Book

Posted on September 07, 2010
We are getting close to 500 copies sold of our book, 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid, so I wanted to give you guys a couple of updates.Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes...

Surprising or Not Surprising

Posted on September 07, 2010
The phrase "not unsurprising" belongs in the same category as "irregardless." Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes. You can buy it today with a 50% discount! Original Post: Surprising or Not Surprising Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook...

Five Misleading Names

Posted on September 06, 2010
For most people, the word "greyhound" probably triggers the idea of a skinny gray dog, but in this word, the "grey" has nothing to do with color.Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes...

The Ambiguity of ?Afraid?

Posted on September 03, 2010
Although oral communication is aided by facial expression and inflection that does not exist in written expression, ambiguous expressions should be avoided when the stakes are high. Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid...

Continue and ?Continue on?

Posted on September 02, 2010
Although widely used, the phrase "continue on" is considered by many to be a redundant version of "continue."Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes...

Capitalizing Titles of People and Groups

Posted on September 01, 2010
Generally speaking, the use of capitals should be minimized as much as possible.Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes. You can buy it today with a 50% discount! Original Post: Capitalizing Titles of People and Groups Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook...

Are You Cutting With Shears or a Chainsaw?

Posted on September 01, 2010
There are hundreds of writing mantras we've all heard, and they always come back to haunt us as we pull out that ugly first draft and our trusty red pen to begin the editing process.Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid...

One Die, Two Dice

Posted on August 31, 2010
The use of "dice" as a singular noun strikes many English speakers as incorrect.Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes. You can buy it today with a 50% discount! Original Post: One Die, Two Dice Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook...

Some Perennial Grammar Questions

Posted on August 30, 2010
Common errors are common for a reason.Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes. You can buy it today with a 50% discount! Original Post: Some Perennial Grammar Questions Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook...

?Near East? vs ?Middle East?

Posted on August 27, 2010
Is there any difference between the expressions "Near East" and Middle East"?Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes. You can buy it today with a 50% discount! Original Post: “Near East” vs “Middle East” Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook...

Where to Put the Stress in ?irrevocable??

Posted on August 26, 2010
When it comes to words that begin with the prefix ir-, stress varies.Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes. You can buy it today with a 50% discount! Original Post: Where to Put the Stress in “irrevocable”? Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook...

Compare and Contrast

Posted on August 25, 2010
In general use, such as in writing a "compare/contrast" essay, compare means "find the similarities" and contrast means "find the differences."Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes...

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