Archives for August, 2016
- 3 Types of Usage Errors
- 5 Types of Parallel-Structure Errors
- Subconscious vs. Unconscious
- Jump-Starts and Start-Ups
- Punctuation Quiz #2: Suspensive Hyphenation
- Words for Extreme Weather Events
- Writing Contests and Competitions
- 3 Questions About Emphasis
- 3 Problems with Parenthesis
- That Is vs. Which Is
- The 411 on Numeronyms
- 21 Words Stemming from the Latin Word for “Look At”
- Punctuation Quiz #1: Parentheses
- Conjunctive Adverbs vs. Adverbs
- 3 Cases of Dangling Modifiers
- The “Candid” in “Candidate”
- Synonyms for “Clothes”
- Vocabulary Quiz #1
- 3 More Types of Hyphenation Errors with Numbers
- The Difference Between Coordinate and Noncoordinate Adjectives
- 3 Sentences with Unnecessary Semicolons
- Sapient and Savor
- Writing Quiz #3: Consistency of Verb Tense
- A Comma (or Its Absence) Can Change a Sentence’s Message
- 3 Cases of Repetitive Punctuation
- The Missing Article
- 3 Ways to Double Up When Converting Passive Constructions to Active Ones