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Tag: Editor’s Note

August 24, 2018 Did You Know ? / Grammar / Words / Writing

Unwritten Rules of English Grammar: ‘Tock-tick’, ‘Dong-ding’, ‘Kong-King’

Thanks to something called ablaut reduplication — a rule stating that, if you repeat a word and change an internal vowel, the

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July 20, 2018 Around Town / Editor Notes / Friday Fun / From The Editor's Desk

Coffee Shops, Caffeine, and Editing (or Writing)

Yesterday morning while scrolling social media, to glean ideas for the next (this) blog post, I came across a friend

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January 9, 2018 From The Editor's Desk / Grammar / Writing

Choosing the Right Point of View for Your Story

Point of View The Narrator’s personality and perspective helps shape the reader’s perspective, and how the story unfolds. The reader

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December 2, 2017 From The Editor's Desk / Science

Bonus: “Maunder Minimum”, Cartography, and Hevelius

Earlier this evening, I blogged about Cartography and the Moon, 1647 and Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687). While doing the research, I came across

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