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Grammar & Punctuation

Adverbs Over Easy

Grammar & Punctuation

You know what adverbs are right?  They are those pretty
little descriptive words that modifies an adjective, verb or word group.  If you’ve forgotten what they are let me help you.

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The Tricky Little Comma

Grammar & Punctuation

The comma seems like a simple little guy.  He’s small and easy to use.  So easy to use that the careless writer often begins to use him in places he’s not needed.  In time, the over-used comma can become a plague.  One that transforms an otherwise stellar piece of work into one fraught with unnecessary pauses and [...]

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The Curse of the Semi-Colon

Grammar & Punctuation

For years the semi-colon has haunted me.  For some strange reason that I’ve never been able to fathom I just seem to get it wrong. I’m a fairly smart guy.  I understand grammar, spelling, and punctuation.  But when it comes to the semi-colon my brain locks up.  It’s the Joker to my Batman.
So today I [...]

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