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Get a Good Laugh With Misplaced Modifiers
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Did your mom ever call out the entire list of your siblings’ or pets’ names before getting to yours? I…
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It’s Not Incorrect To Use a Double Negative
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Have you ever used a double negative in your writing? If so, you are in good company. So did Geoffrey…
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5 Common Excuses for Not Writing
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I get that there is a world outside of writing, in spite of the fact that I write professional. I,…
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What Is Innuendo and How Do You Use It?
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Funny, mean, allusive — all these words describe one of English’s most two-faced figures of speech: the innuendo. If you’ve ever thought to make…
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How To Use Correlative Conjunctions
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In high school, I used to think my understanding of the use of conjunctions didn’t need to branch out beyond…
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Spice Up Any Sentence With a Compound Verb
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Verbs are extremely powerful words. In fact a verb alone can make up a whole sentence. When my niece was…
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How To Fix an Unclear Antecedent
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Just like a bad stand-in can ruin a scene in a blockbuster film, an unclear antecedent can ruin a sentence.…
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Gaining Perspective: What Is 2nd-Person Point of View?
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Choosing a point of view before writing is as important as coming up with a storyline. The perspective you take…
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27 Funny Words To Say in English
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The English language is pretty much weirder than every other language. It has a myriad of funny words to say…