Musings & Style
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Beyond Going Viral: How to Write For People Who Love To Read
Writing for the web requires a keen understanding of social media. If…
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What Contributes to Your Grammar Lapses?
No one is perfect, and I bet that even sticklers for grammar…
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Common Crutch Words. What’s Yours?
This morning, I just read – again – an old article published…
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Mistakes That I Sometimes Make…Do You Make Them, Too?
To be human is to make mistakes. That’s an undeniable thing, but…
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Steven Pinker on What Our Language Habits Reveal
I’ve heard it said more than once that grammar and learning the…
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Texting and Grammar: Is There Really a Correlation?
Ever since SMS or texting became commonplace, complaints about its many adverse…
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Idioms That (Might) Have Been Victimized By Advances in Technology
I love idioms! I speak only two languages fluently, but I do…
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Practical Tips to Make Sure Your Grammar Skills Stay Sharp
Being a stickler for grammar is not easy. Sure, you may have…
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To OMG or to LOL?
Dear FWJ Friends, Have you heard about the latest updates to the…
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Non-Errors in the English Language (Part 2)
If your high school English teach was anything like my teacher, she/he…