So, a while back I did a post about Grammar Checkers, like this Grammarly that I kept seeings ads for (Original Post). My original opinion was that writers shouldn't need a program to know the difference between your and you're. My original opinion still stands, however I have changed my mind a bit. As a … Continue reading Grammar Checkers Part 2
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Badly Writing
Ever read something, say a post on a forum for writers, and been shocked at the bad grammar and lack of sentence structure? I am. A lot more than I should be. If you want to write, you need to know how words work. You need to know how grammar works. That “txt” speak doesn’t … Continue reading Badly Writing
Grammar: The comma
Let's take a moment to talk about that bugger of punctuation, the comma. A lot of writers, both professional and amateur, misuse commas. That's what editors are for. There is a student in my MFA (Masters of Fine Arts) who claims he's been writing for years, and yet when I read his posts, he comes across … Continue reading Grammar: The comma