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From Bob Schulties, your About Today Editor
I am way, way uncomfortable writing this newsletter. It's about grammar witch isn't always sexy it's also not anti proper... good. Oh, please let me get threw this won without making any mistakez. I didn't it!

The Figures of Speech
Hang on a second. We all throw around the term "figure of speech," but there are 20 of 'em? What? I think Richard, our Guide to Grammar, might have gone down the wrong road on this one. Or suffered an aneurysm. Wait, that's not a figure of speech. Oh, man, I hope I didn't... Richard! Are you OK? Read More...
See More About:  rhetoric & style  figures of speech 

Comma Questions Conquered
Two things I did in high school: Random paragraph breaks and totally, random, comma insertion. Luckily I have a copy-editor, who checks my work so nothing, gets, through without being checked. It's really, handy. ,, Read More...
See More About:  english grammar and punctuation 

Rules of Punctuation
All kidding aside, improper grammar and poor punctuation affects a lot of people (I still make mistakes) and even if you aren't a perfectionist it can still hamper your ability to get your message across. Read More...
See More About:  english grammar and punctuation 

The Best Writing Advice
You know, most of us don't consider ourselves writers but, honestly, we write all day long. Maybe it's not articles for the newspaper (remember them?) but we do: email, post to our Facebook walls, tweet, or IM. Heck, we leave our family members notes all the time. Here's just a little bit of advice to help you. Read More...
See More About:  writers on writing 

 

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