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There are a few sets of words that have two forms of the past tense and learnt and learned are one set. Two more examples are spelled/spelt and burned/burnt. From much research today, it appears that learned and learnt are two forms of the past tense of the verb to learn. I have found a few … Continue reading
Today’s blog was a request from a work colleague and after a little research I am very clear on how to use these words now. The most important clarification to me is that the verb to lead always has a past tense spelt led (not lead). The rest is quite easy to remember. To summarise, the word … Continue reading
A work colleague asked me what the plural of matrix was today so I guessed matrices, looked it up and I was right. This gave me an idea for today’s blog. Please find below some singular words – see if you can guess what their plurals are. The answers are at the end of the blog: … Continue reading
I almost got stuck on what to blog about tonight. After a full day at work, sometimes the brain just doesn’t want to take anything else in. I eventually decided on writing about the word just and its meanings. John Seely in his book the Oxford A-Z of Grammar & Punctuation, explains that just is an … Continue reading
For the background to my writing challenge, please read my first blog by clicking the following link – http://wp.me/p1x6Ui-4. If you would prefer to dive straight into note 85, then please read on… William Strunk Jr and E.B. White in their classic book The Elements of Style define linking verbs as “A verb that joins … Continue reading
For the background to my writing challenge, please read my first blog by clicking the following link – http://wp.me/p1x6Ui-4. If you would prefer to dive straight into note 84, then please read on… Richard Bell writes monthly for Writing magazine and I often read his ‘Red Editing Pen’ section, where he writes three sentences which … Continue reading
For the background to my writing challenge, please read my first blog by clicking the following link – http://wp.me/p1x6Ui-4. If you would prefer to dive straight into note 83, then please read on… Abbreviations The word abbreviation comes from Latin word brevis which means short. The Pocket Writer’s handbook by Martin Mander & Stephen Curtis … Continue reading
For the background to my writing challenge, please read my first blog by clicking the following link – http://wp.me/p1x6Ui-4. If you would prefer to dive straight into note 82, then please read on… Whilst typing the sentence ‘a tonne of ironing’ in my book today, I thought that I’d better check the spelling. The Collins English … Continue reading
For the background to my writing challenge, please read my first blog by clicking the following link – http://wp.me/p1x6Ui-4. If you would prefer to dive straight into note 81, then please read on… Quite a simple one tonight, but important to remember. The word stationery is to do with paper, pens, envelopes, etc., and if … Continue reading
For the background to my writing challenge, please read my first blog by clicking the following link – http://wp.me/p1x6Ui-4. If you would prefer to dive straight into note 80, then please read on… The long and short form Etc., is a latin abbreviation meaning ‘and so on’, therefore you don’t ever need to write ‘and etc.’ … Continue reading
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