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Poetic Devices Defined (Examples Included)
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What are poetic devices? They are literary devices such as grammar, rhythm, structure that aid a poet in creating poetry.…
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Perfect Cupcake Puns
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People are crazy for cupcakes! From the Food Network’s Cupcake Wars to the explosion in cupcake cookbooks to the proliferation of cupcake…
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Days of the Week Capitalization Rules Explained
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If you, like about 252.1 million other people, watched Wednesday on Netflix, then you’re familiar with an unconventional use of…
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How To Use Popular Portmanteaus Properly
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Like virtually every other Gemini I know, I have the ability to appreciate almost any perspective on a given debate.…
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How Long Is 500 Words?
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For most marketers, business owners and content managers, staying within budget is a very real thing. You’ve been given X…
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A 5- to 10-Minute Primer on Suspensive Hyphenation
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A hyphen is a hyphen, right? Well, not exactly. Hyphens are commonly used to join compound words like full-time, part-time,…
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Proper Grammar Can Get You a Date
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Picture it: A battlefield of love where it’s every man and woman for him/herself. Shots are fired in the form…
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Commonly Confused Words: Ascent vs. Assent
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If you have been regularly reading our blog posts about commonly confused words, you have probably made a sharp ascent into the higher…
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What Are Past Modal Verbs?
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“Shoulda, coulda, woulda” is a common slang term in the English language (and one that I use far too often)…