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Hans Christian Andersen - a few words on his originality

Hans Christian Andersen is usually praised for his originality. Here are 10 not so original fairy tales written by him - including some very popular ones.

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Common Homophone Mistakes, and How to Avoid Them

They're? Their? There? Your? You're? Weather? Whether? How do you choose?

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4 Grammar Mistakes That Make Me Cringe...and Why You Should Avoid Them

Proper use of grammar is important. That is not to say I agree with nitpicking and embarrassing others publicly, but there are some mistakes that should not be made.

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Affect Or Effect? What To Use

Should you use affect or effect? It's easy to get wrong, but here's how to remember which one to use...

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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.

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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.

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

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

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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 know that it is a lack of ease.

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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 six opinionated canines.

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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 doesn't that sound erudite?

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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"?

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