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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 43, then please read on… What are conjunctions? According to John Seely in his book Oxford A-Z of Grammar & Punctuation, conjunctions are “a class of words that … 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 42, then please read on… Paragraph layout As I have a publisher interested in my book at the moment, I am working on tidying up my manuscript. It reminded … 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 41, then please read on… Re or Re- There are some good rules for remembering whether or not to use a dash after ‘re’. 1. Using re with the dash … 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 40, then please read on… When to use the words less and fewer The important differences between less and fewer are as follows: According to The Pocket … 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 39, then please read on… The difference between Biennial and Biannual There is an important difference between biennial and biannual as follows: Biennial Biennial = something that … 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 38, then please read on… To lay and to lie I really like the way the The Pocket Writer’s Handbook by Martin Mander & Stephen Curtis (Penguin Reference … 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 37, then please read on… The use of ‘ever’ and ‘-ever’ I’ve summarised below the interesting ways to remember when to use whoever/who ever, however/how ever and whatever … 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 36, then please read on… When to use advice and advise Unlike practice/practise and licence/license, remembering when to use advice and advise is much easier to remember. The … 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 35, then please read on… How to write the time Graham King in The Collins Improve your Punctuation, suggests using the 12-hour clock in writing, rather than the 24-hour clock … 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 34, then please read on… Parallel form (expressions) As mentioned in my blog yesterday on ‘Parallel form (lists)’ consistency is important in your sentences. Parallel forms, however, don’t just … Continue reading
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