Archives

Monthly Archive for: ‘August, 2014’

Back Yard, Backyard, or Back-Yard?

0

Which is correct? Backyard, back yard, or back-yard?

Read More

Few and Plain Is Best

0

Some writing advice from John Ruskin (1819-1900).  Ruskin was a writer and artist, but is best known as an art …

Read More

Answers to the Fictional Places Quiz

3

On my Facebook page today, I shared a quiz created by Richard Lederer on his Verbivore blog. I’ve been a …

Read More

Writing Tip #42: Use Figures of Speech: Similes

2

Use figures of speech: Similes. Of the figures of speech, similes are among the most common. A simile is a …

Read More

How Not To Argue: Straw Man

3

Arguments get pretty ugly these days. But they don’t have to. Reasoned argument can be a good thing, but we need to learn how to argue reasonably. That means learning to avoid fallacies like the ubiquitous Straw Man Fallacy.

Read More
Page 1 of 212»

If you like a post, please take a second to click "like," and comment as often as you like.
We promise not to correct your grammar!