Tag Archive: grammar

Blowing Off Some Grammar Steam


A couple of weeks ago I received an assignment to rewrite a couple dozen blog articles. I always find it a bit fascinating to read blog articles that I’ve been asked to rewrite. At first, I wonder why it is that they need to be rewritten. I mean, how did they come to be accepted [...]

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How to be a Gentleman


One of my most favorite books of all time is How To Be A Gentleman : A Contemporary Guide to Common Courtesy .  In the years that I have owned this book, it has taught me things I did not know, and confirmed other things that I thought to be true. There are a lot [...]

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Your writing is killing your writing


Seriously.  There are a few basic concepts in which you need to become proficient or your writing will suffer the consequences.  Don’t take these foibles to task and ultimately, at some point, you will have killed your writing for good. I recently picked up a book at a thrift store for a buck. Grammar Snobs [...]

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