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Note 47 – Take your time when writing

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 47, then please read on… Take your time when writing It’s always good to get new tips from others; it’s all about sharing and learning.  Today is … Continue reading

Note 46 – neither…nor (coordinating conjunctions)

When to use ‘Neither…nor’ Neither…nor are a pair of coordinating conjunctions that links words, phrases and clauses.  Please refer to my previous notes for more information: ‘note 43 Conjunctions http://wp.me/p1x6Ui-8m’ and ‘note 45 either…or (coordinating conjunction) http://wp.me/p1x6Ui-8I’. As this blog is similar to note 45, I will leave you to work out the answers.  To check … Continue reading

Note 45 – either…or (coordinating conjunctions)

Either…or (a pair of coordinating conjunctions) In note 43 http://wp.me/p1x6Ui-8m, I blogged about conjunctions explaining that they are a type of word that joins together phrases, clauses or words (as cited in John Seeley’s A-Z of Grammar & Punctuation).  Today I’m going to blog about how to use a pair of conjunctions, in particular either…or. … Continue reading

Note 44 – e.g. and i.e.

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 44, then please read on… e.g. e.g. is latin for exempli gratia, but is more commonly known to us as ‘for example’ Example: Jane uses her kitchen … Continue reading

Note 43 – Conjunctions

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

Note 42 – Paragraph layout

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

Note 41 – ‘Re’ with or without a hyphen

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

Note 40 – The words ‘less’ and ‘fewer’

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

Note 39 – Biennial and Biannual

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

Note 38 – ‘To lay’ and ‘to lie’

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

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