Tag: usage
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June 10, 2009 06:20 PM EDT --
because of the internet, some are suggesting that use of capital letters at the beginning of sentences is not needed. many say that we know when a sentence ends by end punctuation- a period, . . .
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September 16, 2009 09:11 AM EDT --
I learn new words on this site very often, but these aren’t your usual Webster Dictionary entries, and you won’t find them in any standard, English dictionary. These words are created by people . . .
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December 14, 2006 11:29 PM EST --
This has been sort of a pet peeve of mine when editing others writing or reading others stuff. When to use "a" or when to us "an".
I had a hard time remembering when . . .
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June 04, 2007 08:12 PM EDT --
Cell Phones are nice I guess in the case of emergencies or as needed, but I get somewhat annoyed at cell phone users. People have no regard for those around them. Whether it be while eating out or . . .
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November 23, 2009 05:37 PM EST --
Today's pitfalls are more that most of us really know if we think about them, but we are either in too much of a hurry or content to let spellcheck take care of it all. . . .
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October 25, 2006 12:42 PM EDT --
farther / further
Farther, the comparative form of far, refers to
1) physical distance
2) physical space in actual measurements
Example:
Emily, don't walk farther down . . .
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February 11, 2009 06:25 PM EST --
I'm sorry but bringing this back up now is doing nothing but rehashing what we already know, and knew, he wasn't honest and now is faced with the truth, he thought he could get away with lying. . . .
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June 13, 2008 10:55 PM EDT --
In this post we're going to explore something you may use all the time in your writing—probably without even knowing it. I'm talking about the absolute phrase .
Basically, an absolute . . .
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August 08, 2007 08:57 AM EDT --
I use the Microwave most
followed by the Toaster Oven
Followed by the Toaster
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September 15, 2006 09:16 AM EDT --
In the six months I've been on Gather I've often felt foggy regarding the copyright arrangements in using the service.
Finally, getting off my lazy keister, I pulled up the Terms of Service Agreement . . .
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September 18, 2006 01:26 PM EDT --
Most of us are often confused about when to use an apostrophe (') and sometimes insert them when they are not needed.
Lets try to learn when and where to use apostrophe
When two words are run together . . .
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June 15, 2008 03:09 PM EDT --
How much should we pay for the internet? Should we pay by our usage or a flat rate? Three companies want to start charging for usage and they are Time Warner Cable, Comcast and AT&T. . . .
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June 22, 2008 02:00 AM EDT --
You probably know that if you accidentally type, say, aobut or Febuary in a Word document, squiggly little red underlining will alert you to your mistake. Then you just select the offending word and . . .
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December 22, 2008 06:28 PM EST --
I just took a roll of film in today, after doing a shoot with my niece and nephew for some Christmas pictures for their parents.
What was a bit surprising, was I plan to make some poster . . .
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June 01, 2006 05:30 PM EDT --
Today's Word of the Day is actually two words, effervesce and effervescent, but the fun is in the two sentences which give examples of usage. Why, you ask? Because it really happened!
Enjoy!
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May 02, 2007 05:03 PM EDT --
I was cleaning out my computer and came across a styleguide a wrote for my newsroom a few years back. Most of it was broadcast-specific (honk if you love VO/SOTS!), but these little grammar pieces are . . .
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January 14, 2008 07:15 PM EST --
** Warning - This post is for informational purposes only. Using this plant medicinally could lead to health issues. Incorrect identifcation could lead to plant poisoning.
Common . . .
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June 13, 2008 11:00 PM EDT --
Passive Resistance
In this post we'll begin to examine the dreaded critiquing mark of passive .
"Passive-ness" has received excessive and perhaps undue scrutiny in the . . .
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June 13, 2008 11:12 PM EDT --
In the "Passive Resistance" articles , we learned how to recognize some of the passive voice's many disguises and how to deal with them. While the techniques varied, the result was always . . .
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July 28, 2008 12:44 AM EDT --
German may be a tough language to learn, but they did make it easy on us in one aspect: all nouns are capitalized. You never have to beat your Brain against your Skull wondering whether this Word or that . . .
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