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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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Please Let Your Interest Be ?Piqued?

Posted on May 03, 2010
People trying to sell their services or a product may want to learn to spell "pique." Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Please Let Your Interest Be “Piqued”

Portmanteau Words

Posted on May 03, 2010
The English language is constantly evolving. The meanings of words drift or even change completely. Sometimes words stop being used altogether and they die out. But at the same time new words are constantly being added. When two words combine to form a new word, the result is a portmanteau word...

April 2010 ? Thanks DWT Sponsors

Posted on April 30, 2010
We just wanted to thank the current sponsors of the blog. They help us to pay the bills, and they also provide outstanding services for writers and freelancers, so it is a win-win situation. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook...

Ipso Facto and Other ?Factos?

Posted on April 30, 2010
Three popular Latin terms with the word "facto" are: de facto, ipso facto, and ex post facto. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Ipso Facto and Other “Factos”

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Shakespeare?s Vocabulary

Posted on April 29, 2010
The close study of even one of Shakespeare's plays will yield a significant jump in vocabulary for the serious reader Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Shakespeare’s Vocabulary

Corporate English

Posted on April 28, 2010
Writers need to worry when Latinate abstract nouns outnumber function words in their writing. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Corporate English

I Miss Not Seeing You

Posted on April 28, 2010
?I love France,? my friend sighed, and I nodded my agreement. ?I miss not being there,? she added. Huh? Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: I Miss Not Seeing You

The Word is ?Careless?

Posted on April 27, 2010
The standard negative form of "careful" is "careless," NOT the non-word "incareful." Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: The Word is “Careless”

DWT Poetry Competition: The Final

Posted on April 27, 2010
It is time to find out the winner of the first DWT Poetry Competition. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: DWT Poetry Competition: The Final

How often is ?bimonthly??

Posted on April 26, 2010
If something is "bimonthly", does it occur twice a month or once every two months? Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: How often is “bimonthly”?

Whelps are Puppies

Posted on April 26, 2010
A lot of people use the word whelp informally in the sense of "a raised place on the skin," but for more formal writing, it's best to choose the standard word "welt." Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Whelps are Puppies

Sources of Titles Drawn from Shakespeare

Posted on April 23, 2010
Here are the sources for the plays listed yesterday. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Sources of Titles Drawn from Shakespeare

DWT Poetry Competition: Second Semi-Final

Posted on April 22, 2010
Welcome to the second semi-final of our poetry competition. The first is going pretty well, with over 350 votes already, and two poems fighting for the second spot on the final. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: DWT Poetry Competition: Second Semi-Final

Book Titles from Shakespeare

Posted on April 22, 2010
Memorizing lines from Shakespeare used to be a standard part of the high school curriculum. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Book Titles from Shakespeare

?Replacement for? and ?replacement of?

Posted on April 21, 2010
Prepositions and particles are tricky in any language. The word "replacement" is usually followed by "for" or "of," but not "to." Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: “Replacement for” and “replacement of”

3 Common Latin Expressions

Posted on April 20, 2010
English speakers still make use of Latin expressions, but sometimes they misspell them or forget that they are Latin. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: 3 Common Latin Expressions

DWT Poetry Competition: First Semi-Final

Posted on April 20, 2010
Welcome to the first semi-final of our poetry competition. If you like poetry you'll certainly have your share of it today, as the poems below won the qualifying rounds. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: DWT Poetry Competition: First Semi-Final

Dawned vs. Donned

Posted on April 20, 2010
Sometimes a writer who has misunderstood an expression passes it on to the reader, with unintended results. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Dawned vs. Donned

Getting Published on Kindle

Posted on April 19, 2010
Getting your work published onto Amazon?s Kindle eReader is really very easy. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Getting Published on Kindle

Dandelions and Medallions

Posted on April 19, 2010
Reader Richard Walker wonders if the -lion endings in words like dandelion and medallion have anything to do with lions. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Dandelions and Medallions

Excuse me!

Posted on April 16, 2010
Expressions such as "Pardon me," "Excuse me," and "I'm sorry" are social conventions. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Excuse me!

?Icicle,? Another Good Word Down the Tubes

Posted on April 15, 2010
"Ice Sickle" is a comic book character. "Icicle" is the frozen pointy thing. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: “Icicle,” Another Good Word Down the Tubes

DWT Poetry Competition: Fourteenth Round

Posted on April 15, 2010
Welcome to the last one of the qualifying rounds. Next week we'll already have the two semi-finals: one on Tuesday and one on Thursday. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: DWT Poetry Competition: Fourteenth Round

What the heck are ?learnings??

Posted on April 14, 2010
Some writers are passing over the perfectly useful word "lessons" in favor of a new abomination. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: What the heck are “learnings”?

Everybody Speaks Hamlet

Posted on April 13, 2010
English speakers who have never read the play or seen it acted are likely to use one or more expressions coined by Shakespeare in the ever-popular Hamlet. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Everybody Speaks Hamlet

DWT Poetry Competition: Thirteenth Round

Posted on April 13, 2010
We are almost there! After this round there will be just one left, and then we'll proceed to the semi-finals. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: DWT Poetry Competition: Thirteenth Round

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