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Want To Build Your First Website?

Posted on August 25, 2010
I have already mentioned in the past that virtually any person would benefit from having a website or blog. If you are an aspiring writer, for example, you could use a blog to practice and polish your writing skills.Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid...

The Cardinal Connection

Posted on August 24, 2010
Red had been the trademark color of a cardinal for at least two centuries before Columbus spied the New World and exploration began that would discover the pretty red bird. Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes...

16 Manuscript Format Guidelines

Posted on August 24, 2010
If you submit manuscripts to publishers or agents, you?ve probably come across the demand that you use ?standard manuscript format? (or ?SMF?) for your submissions.Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes...

?Breach? and ?Break?

Posted on August 23, 2010
Although "break" and "breach" are similar in meaning, they cannot be used as exact synonyms.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: “Breach” and “Break” Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook...

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Pronouncing Words That End in -lm

Posted on August 20, 2010
Not many one-syllable English words end in the letters -lm. Sometimes the l in them is pronounced; sometimes it isn't. Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes...

Life Passed Me By

Posted on August 19, 2010
Sometimes the placement of a word makes all the difference in meaning.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: Life Passed Me By Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook...

Restrictive Appositives

Posted on August 18, 2010
Nouns are said to be "in apposition" when a noun or noun phrase is used to identify, define, or tell more about a preceding noun. 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 Curious History of ?Bead?

Posted on August 17, 2010
We may "draw a bead" on a quarry, or pray with the help of rosary beads. The word "bead" has an interesting history.Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes...

What Topics Do You Want To See Covered in The Blog?

Posted on August 16, 2010
We know that a blog is only as good as it meets the needs and interests of its readers, and that is why we wanted to hear from you. Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes...

Stanch and Staunch

Posted on August 16, 2010
Although the two spellings are still sometimes seen used interchangeably, recommended modern usage is to distinguish between 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...

Bust, Burst, and Arrest

Posted on August 13, 2010
The use of "bust" in the sense of "burst" is jarring in a formal context.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: Bust, Burst, and Arrest

Vaccination and Baccalaureate

Posted on August 12, 2010
This effort to show that "vaccination" and "baccalaureate" both have a connection to cows is something of a shaggy dog story. If you're the impatient type, you may want to skip this post.Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid...

Dictionaries and Lexicons

Posted on August 11, 2010
Both "dictionary" and "lexicon" refer to collections of words.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: Dictionaries and Lexicons

6 Tips for Focusing When Writing

Posted on August 11, 2010
Isn?t it ironic that I?m having a hard time focusing on this list of tips to help people focus? As I struggle to keep deadlines, I realize that my work environment is filled with distractions.Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid...

Is that a Hapax Legomenon?

Posted on August 10, 2010
A word or form of which only one instance is recorded in a literature or an author is a hapax legomenon.Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes...

Understanding the Gist of the Matter

Posted on August 09, 2010
I've begun to notice the misuse of "just" for gist in the expression "gist of the matter." 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: Understanding the Gist of the Matter

Ferment and Foment

Posted on August 07, 2010
Is ?foment? the same as ?ferment??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: Ferment and Foment

Fleshing Out and Flushing Out

Posted on August 06, 2010
Toilets aren't the only things that can be flushed. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Fleshing Out and Flushing Out

Safety and Security

Posted on August 05, 2010
A reader wants to know if there's a difference between "safety" and "security." Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Safety and Security

Empathy ?With? or Empathy ?For??

Posted on August 04, 2010
Although "pity," "compassion," "sympathy," and "empathy" are often used interchangeably, it's useful to think of them as referring to different kinds or degrees of caring. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Empathy “With” or Empathy “For”?

Poetry Rhythm And Metre ? Part 1

Posted on August 04, 2010
This post is the first of two that will look at this topic and the related notion of metre (or, if you prefer, meter). Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Poetry Rhythm And Metre – Part 1

Beside and Besides

Posted on August 03, 2010
In modern usage "beside" is used chiefly as a preposition, while "besides" can be either a preposition or an adverb. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Beside and Besides

Awoken or Awakened?

Posted on August 02, 2010
The past tense of the verb "awake" gives lots of people fits. Should it be "awoken" or "awakened"? The same confusion attaches to the verbs "awaken, wake," and "waken." Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Awoken or Awakened?

Using ?May? in a Question

Posted on July 30, 2010
Although we use "may" to ask for permission or to grant permission, we use "will" or "can" when we want to ask someone to do something for us: Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Using “May” in a Question

Albatross and Alcatraz Island

Posted on July 29, 2010
Coleridge's poem "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" has given the language the metaphoric meaning of "albatross." The word derives from "alcatraz." Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Albatross and Alcatraz Island

The Discount Is Back: Buy Our Book Today for $9.99

Posted on July 28, 2010
The promotional price for our first book is back. If you were on the fence about buying, check it out. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: The Discount Is Back: Buy Our Book Today for $9.99

Participles and Perfect Verb Tenses

Posted on July 28, 2010
Some comments I received on the post about the forms of the irregular verb "drink" indicate that not everyone is clear as to how participles are used to form verb tenses that use the helping verbs "has, have" and "had." Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook...

Do You Write Like Stephen King?

Posted on July 27, 2010
Dmitry Chestnykh has come up with a fun time waster for writers. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Do You Write Like Stephen King?

Writing Clinic #3: The Trip

Posted on July 27, 2010
Welcome to another edition of the Writing Clinic. This time we have an essay about a trip that one of our readers sent us. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Writing Clinic #3: The Trip

Repudiate, Refute, and Reject

Posted on July 26, 2010
The unword "refudiate" is going to get a lot of mileage as people make fun of it, but it isn't a valid synonym for "repudiate, refute," or "reject." Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Repudiate, Refute, and Reject

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