English and Writing  

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How to Use a Comma

Commas, and how to use them, turn some people in knots. Yet when used correctly, commas make the difference between text that is easy to read and text ...

By sheilamarie 27 days ago about Education     13 comments

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Me vs. I - Which One When?

He and I ... her and me ... How about a simple grammatical rule for when to say "I" or "me"?

By tandemonimom on 06/07/2011 about Education     10 comments

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Grammar Tips and Hints

Join me for some grammar fun! Yeah, I said 'grammar' and 'fun' in the same sentence. Deal with it.

By tandemonimom on 07/06/2011 about Education     10 comments

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Grammar Tips -- Correlative Conjunctions

These grammar tips cover correlative conjunctions, which are simply words that are used together to join parts of a sentence. Examples are either or, ...

By PeggyHazelwood on 06/02/2011 about Education     13 comments

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Series Commas: The Comma Before "And"

Series commas, a.k.a. serial commas, are a hot topic with the cool grammar geek crowd. They're also called Oxford commas or Harvard commas; now ...

By tandemonimom on 06/08/2011 about Education     9 comments

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I Beg of You: Don't Beg the Question!

"Begs the question" does NOT mean what you think it means!

By tandemonimom on 06/27/2011 about Education     6 comments

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Who is Vikk Simmons

A short bio on Vikk Simmons, travel writer, online writer and author of travel guidebooks and YA fiction. She's also a primo dog lover who lives with ...

By vikksimmons on 06/09/2011 about Education     4 comments

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Apostrophes: How Do I Use Them Again?

Apostrophes have been called commas on a high. Some of us act a bit tipsy when we are faced with them in our writing.

By sheilamarie 25 days ago about Education     2 comments

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KFC Lowers Already Low Grammar Standards

Where is good grammar going? A look at the new KFC campaign using the words good, gooder, gooderer, gooderest and goodest.

By wrylilt on 03/05/2012 about Education     9 comments

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Writer's Block ~ A possible solution ~ it worked for me!

That nebulous disease that afflicts every writer from time to time, If anyone who reads this has ever suffered from "The Dreaded Block" they will ...

By Ralpapajan on 06/20/2011 about Education     4 comments




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