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My writing challenge 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 9, then read on… ‘I’ and ‘me’ Today I have been reading up on the use of the personal pronouns ‘I’ and ‘me’ and … Continue reading
The title starts with ‘a little bit…’ because we’ve all been to A&E this evening; my daughter trod on a dead hedgehog and we thought she had a bit of it in her foot. Fortunately, on closer examination of her foot by the hospital doctor, we were told that she was fine; however, the rest … Continue reading
My writing challenge 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 7, then read on… Writing is not just about letters and words How are you today? I’ve had a great day with the family, … Continue reading
Main types of questions According to the Oxford A-Z of Grammar and Punctuation, there are 3 main types of questions: the yes or no question; the either/or question, and the open question. They all require question marks at the end of the sentence instead of a full stop. 1. Do you want some milk? (A … Continue reading
When writing a list in one continuous piece of writing rather than a list of bullet points, there are a few rules to consider. The first rule is the punctuation you are going to use to introduce the list, and the second is the punctuation in the list itself. There are also a few guidelines as to … Continue reading
According to John Seely in the ‘Oxford A-Z of Grammar and Punctuation’, there are two purposes of an apostrophe. Firstly “to show that one or more letters have been missed out” e.g. she’s (she has) and secondly “to show possession” e.g. the man’s car. Apparently it’s common that errors are made when using this punctuation … Continue reading
The rule is, don’t put the first bracket or bracketing comma in and then foolishly omit the second. This could just annoy the reader and may give your writing a completely different meaning to the one you set out to give. I’ll start with a definition (as I happened to buy this book today!). ‘Oxford A-Z … Continue reading
I have learnt today that the word however can appear at the beginning or later in a sentence, although my research has led me to believe that there is no fixed rule. My references below are just a few, but give you an idea of the different meanings of the word, where it can be placed and how it can be … Continue reading
Today I have learnt that everyday non-fiction writing or expository writing e.g. blogs, memos, articles, essays etc., should show the conclusion at the beginning of the piece and not the end. It’s the first principle in Brandon Royal’s ‘The Little Red Writing Book’. Royal explains that the purpose of expository writing (as opposed to creative … Continue reading
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