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Note 63 – Forever and for ever

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 63, then please read on… When to use the words forever and for ever The Pocket Writer’s Handbook (Penguin Reference Library), Martin Manser and Stephen Curtis defines these … Continue reading

Note 62 – Precede and Proceed

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 62, then please read on… Using the words precede and proceed There is quite a distinct difference between these two words.  Precede means ‘go before’ and proceed … Continue reading

Note 61 – Verbs and their forms

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 61, then please read on… Verbs and their forms The Pocket Writer’s Handbook by Martin Manser and Stephen Curtis states that “most English verbs have four or … Continue reading

Note 60 – Do you end words with ‘-ise’ or ‘-ize’?

For 60 days I have consistently blogged, a further 305 to go – I hope you choose stay with me!  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 60, then please read on… Do you end … Continue reading

Note 59 – Present participles

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 59, then please read on… Yesterday in note 58, I talked about past participles which have different rules for regular and irregular verbs.  Present participles don’t appear … Continue reading

Note 58 – Past participles

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 58, then please read on… Past participles According to John Seely in his book the Oxford A-Z of Grammar & Punctuation, the past participle is just one … Continue reading

Note 57 – Regular and irregular verbs

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 57, then please read on… REGULAR VERBS The Pocket Writer’s Handbook explains that verbs are called regular if they conform to the regular pattern i.e.  “it’s past … Continue reading

Note 56 – Active and passive voices

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 56, then please read on… What do active and passive voices mean? Bernard C Lamb in his book The Queen’s English, explains that in the active voice … Continue reading

Note 55 – Cut your work

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 55, then please read on… Tips for cutting your work I’ve just read a 453 word article by Gordon Wells (Writing Magazine, January 2009) called ‘Cut, cut … Continue reading

Note 54 – Disinterested v Uninterested

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 54, then please read on… Is there a difference between the words disinterested and uninterested? There is a distinct difference between these two words.  In this blog, I have included some definitions that I … Continue reading

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