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  Understanding Semicolons

  Posted on May 17, 2012 by admin in Uncategorized, writing.

    When it comes to terminal marks (periods, exclamation marks, ect.) we are fearless, but I find it funny that so many writers are afraid of commas, semi colons, and colons. A few weeks back we looked at the proper use of commas, and so today I’d like to explore the uses of a semicolon [...]

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  Wordsmith Wednesday #6

  Posted on August 2, 2011 by admin in authors, indie writers, Uncategorized, writing.

  The Secret of -nyms   Have you ever noticed that grammar words we have the most difficult time remembering end in nym? Synonym, Antonym, Homonym … what’s up with that? Well, as with everything in our language, it comes down to the root. Nym comes from the Greek onoma meaning word or name. In light [...]

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  Wordsmith Wednesday #6

  Posted on July 27, 2011 by admin in writing.

    Knowing the difference between Lie and Lay This one gives me fits. Colloquially, Kentuckians interchange these in daily speech like it’s their job, and so when writing I always have to look it up. I actually do a search/find on both of these words at the end of a piece just to make sure [...]

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