How to Craft a Good Message

Posted on April 14, 2020 by The dutty is "the ground," the foundation, the earth--just like words are part of the foundation on which I build my life.

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Fairer or More Fair

Posted on March 6, 2024 by The dutty is "the ground," the foundation, the earth--just like words are part of the foundation on which I build my life.

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Following the recipe for a comprehensive editorial review

Posted on January 3, 2024 by The dutty is "the ground," the foundation, the earth--just like words are part of the foundation on which I build my life.

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Be careful using “as well as.”

Posted on December 13, 2023 by The dutty is "the ground," the foundation, the earth--just like words are part of the foundation on which I build my life.

“As well as” is not equivalent to “and” in writing. It means “in addition to.”

Words joined by “and” have the same value. So,

Bees, ants, and flies help pollinate flowers in the garden.

Bobby, Tommy, and Ruth are going to college.

However, words joined by “as well as” have different values. So,

Bees, ants, and flies as well as regular rainfall help pollinate flowers in the garden.

(both these insects and rainfall do the job)

Bobby and Tommy as well as their teacher love chocolate ice cream.

He is a classical dancer as well as a skilled surgeon.

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Yes, but Is it Authentic?

Posted on November 29, 2023 by The dutty is "the ground," the foundation, the earth--just like words are part of the foundation on which I build my life.

“‘Authentic’ has been selected as the 2023 word of the year by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, landing among the most-looked-up words in the dictionary’s 500,000 entries, the company said in a press release Monday.” (Merriam-Webster.com)

   Authentic. Adj. Not false or imitation: real, actual. Not counterfeit or copied.

Example: Being from Charleston, S.C., she has an authentic Southern accent.

Seems like this word was the most-looked-up because of the prevalence and confusion around artificial intelligence, as people get used to its effects on our world. From deep fakes in videos and photographs to made-up stories in publications and online. People are having to investigate to figure out

is that an authentic Prada handbag, how the information can be authenticated, how to establish user-authentication, who can verify the authenticity of the information, and if an authenticator is needed to verify the information.

Read more about some of the ways authentic was used this year.

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Are Amend and Emend the same?

Posted on August 28, 2023 by The dutty is "the ground," the foundation, the earth--just like words are part of the foundation on which I build my life.

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