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In Between ProjectsSandra Joseph commented on Annie Tucker's article Grammergency #4: Semicolons—Where Periods and Commas CollideI LOVE your grammergency posts, Annie! Thank you so much! Since you've mentioned names above, I'd love a reminder about when to use/not use a comma before a name. I se...Writing Status Badges
Writing Status Badges help you distinguish yourself based on different stages of your writing life cycle.BrainstormingOutliningResearchingWritingRevisingQueryingPreparing to PublishUnder ContractPublishingPromotingBloggingIn Between ProjectsOverusing "as" is also one of my writerly weaknesses. Not being a native English speaker, prepositions and tenses are giving me the hardest time, though. Nora Robert...Writing Status Badges
Writing Status Badges help you distinguish yourself based on different stages of your writing life cycle.BrainstormingOutliningResearchingWritingRevisingQueryingPreparing to PublishUnder ContractPublishingPromotingBloggingIn Between ProjectsZetta Brown commented on her article [Reality Check] - Grammar & Punctuation – The “Rules” are Meant to be Broken@Michael N. Marcus...and anyone else, really :) I was at Merriam-Webster Online looking up a word when I found this little video about prepositions that may interest y...Writing Status Badges
Writing Status Badges help you distinguish yourself based on different stages of your writing life cycle.BrainstormingOutliningResearchingWritingRevisingQueryingPreparing to PublishUnder ContractPublishingPromotingBloggingIn Between ProjectsAnnie Tucker commented on her article Grammergency #4: Semicolons—Where Periods and Commas CollideThanks so much, Sandra! Stay tuned for a new Grammergency post on the subject of comma usage soon. In the meantime, the short answer to your question is yes, you should write "my husband, Ron," since there's only one of him.Writing Status Badges
Writing Status Badges help you distinguish yourself based on different stages of your writing life cycle.BrainstormingOutliningResearchingWritingRevisingQueryingPreparing to PublishUnder ContractPublishingPromotingBloggingIn Between ProjectsThis is a mere technical question; but when I read the title of this post, I thought "On Writing Loss" would be dealing with something analogous to "On Hair Loss." I w...Writing Status Badges
Writing Status Badges help you distinguish yourself based on different stages of your writing life cycle.BrainstormingOutliningResearchingWritingRevisingQueryingPreparing to PublishUnder ContractPublishingPromotingBloggingIn Between ProjectsBarbara Ehrentreu commented on Annie Tucker's article Grammergency #3: Don’t Be Afraid of Little Ol’ “Me”Annie, this particular "grammergency" drives me nuts. I especially hear it on TV on reality shows when they say him and I or similar statements. I cringe every time I...Writing Status Badges
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