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Are you trying to improve your writing skills? If so Daily Writing Tips is the right place for you. Featuring daily tips about grammar, spelling, punctuation, copywriting and more!

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Types of Rhyme

Posted on May 31, 2010
The poet who wishes to write a rhyming poem has several different sorts of rhyme from which to choose. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Types of Rhyme

?About? and ?For? with Adjectives

Posted on May 28, 2010
"About" follows an adjective more often than "for." Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: “About” and “For” with Adjectives

Event and Occasion

Posted on May 27, 2010
A reader wonders if "event" and "occasion" are interchangeable. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Event and Occasion

Fluent in Speech and Affluent in Wealth

Posted on May 26, 2010
Some speakers and writers are beginning to use the word affluent in contexts that call for fluent. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Fluent in Speech and Affluent in Wealth

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Made With Scratch?

Posted on May 26, 2010
A fast food restaurant, I heard recently on the radio, now has ?scratch-made? biscuits. I?m suspicious, but what bothers me more than my doubts is the misuse of the idiom ?to make something from scratch.? Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook...

Writing Clinic #1: The Informal Email

Posted on May 25, 2010
Welcome to the first edition of the Writing Clinic. The piece edited today is an informal email that one of our readers crafted to salute friends and colleagues who helped him land a scholarship. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook...

This Sink Needs Fixed

Posted on May 25, 2010
Some English speakers object to the expression "This lawn needs mowed." Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: This Sink Needs Fixed

When Should Poetry Rhyme?

Posted on May 24, 2010
Rhyme, although common, is not an essential attribute of poetry. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: When Should Poetry Rhyme?

Submissions and Submittals

Posted on May 24, 2010
A reader wants to know if "submittal" can be used in place of "submission." Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Submissions and Submittals

Taking and Bringing

Posted on May 21, 2010
Carol Roberts Smith asks ? why can?t we ?take? anything anywhere anymore? Why do we have to ?bring? it. It sounds weird to me to say bring or brought. ?I brought lunch to work? I can live with, but ?I have to bring this back to the store? makes no sense to me...

Telling a Good Poem from a Bad One

Posted on May 20, 2010
Judging the quality of a poem is to a certain extent subjective, but a comparison of poems can educate the reader as to the general criteria of a good poem. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Telling a Good Poem from a Bad One

A Lesson in Spelling ?Definite?

Posted on May 19, 2010
Next to the possessive adjective its, the word "definite" is possibly the most misspelled word in English. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: A Lesson in Spelling “Definite”

Freelance Writing 101

Posted on May 19, 2010
Do you want to make a living as a writer? Perhaps it's a dream you've always dismissed as impossible, and you've got a "sensible" day job, or a busy family life. But you've never given up your love of words Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook...

New Biweekly Column: The Writing Clinic

Posted on May 18, 2010
I am happy to introduce a new biweekly column on our blog. Called "The Writing Clinic," the column will be a collaboration with one of our old time sponsors, Gramlee.com. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: New Biweekly Column: The Writing Clinic

Peers and Piers

Posted on May 18, 2010
More proof that traditional literature is in a state of neglect is the frequent occurrence of the spelling "piers" when the context calls for "peers." Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Peers and Piers

Don?t Begin at the Beginning

Posted on May 17, 2010
Novel readers are not interested in detailed "info dumps." It's better to begin with action and fill in necessary background information as you go. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Don’t Begin at the Beginning

?Based in? and ?based out of?

Posted on May 17, 2010
Confusion can arise when using "based in" and "based out of." Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: “Based in” and “based out of”

Clamoring and Clambering

Posted on May 14, 2010
Some speakers and writers don't see a difference between "clamor" and "clamber." Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Clamoring and Clambering

The Quasi-adjective ?Couple?

Posted on May 13, 2010
Why do people drop the "of" in the expression "a couple of"? Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: The Quasi-adjective “Couple”

Hordes of People Shouldn?t Hoard

Posted on May 12, 2010
Some writers don't seem to know the difference between "horde" and "hoard." Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Hordes of People Shouldn’t Hoard

Whaling May Result in Weals

Posted on May 11, 2010
Commenting on the Whelps are Puppies post, Anthony Patterson, MD had this to add to our vocabulary for talking about raised places on the skin: Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Whaling May Result in Weals

Business Writing 101

Posted on May 11, 2010
The term ?business writing? covers any piece of writing produced in a business context. I?ll focus here on documents that are produced for internal use (such as memos and plans), and reports aimed at clients. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook...

The Present Participle of Verbs Ending in -ie

Posted on May 10, 2010
The present participle form of the verb "die" is "dying." Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: The Present Participle of Verbs Ending in -ie

PIN Number

Posted on May 10, 2010
Saying "PIN number" is the same as saying "personal identification number number." Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: PIN Number

Excited ABOUT, not ?for?

Posted on May 07, 2010
The idiom is "to be excited about something." Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Excited ABOUT, not “for”

Correct Use of the Adjective ?Reincarnate?

Posted on May 06, 2010
Don't misuse the adjective "reincarnate" when you mean the noun "reincarnation." Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Correct Use of the Adjective “Reincarnate”

Hale and Haul

Posted on May 05, 2010
Folk etymologies derive from a too vivid imagination. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Hale and Haul

Grant Writing Tips

Posted on May 05, 2010
A grant is a simple request for funds that entails a description of a specific need and the proposed program that will fill that need. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Grant Writing Tips

When did ?Beware? Become a Noun?

Posted on May 04, 2010
Although "beware" is a verb, all over the web writers are using it as if it were a noun that can take a plural. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: When did “Beware” Become a Noun?

DWT Poetry Competition: And The Winner Is?

Posted on May 04, 2010
First of all a big thank you for all the participants and all the readers who supported the competition. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: DWT Poetry Competition: And The Winner Is…

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