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Tag: Grammar

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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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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May 25, 2016 Grammar / Word(Less) Wednesday

Word(Less) Wednesday: Affect vs. Effect

May 5, 2016 punctuation / Quote

Notes to Young Writers: Annie Dillard on Punctuation

Annie Dillard gave a speech at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This was the advice she thought

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March 8, 2015 In the News

Language and Grammar in the News… Week of March 8, 2015

I’m trying something new and different for the blog.  I’ve been fascinated by some stories that are coming through the

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