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When to Use Em Dashes, Parentheses, and Commas?

Posted on March 25, 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.

According to Roy Peter Clark, in Writing Tools: Fifty Essential Strategies for Every Writer, “Punctuation comes from the Latin word punctus, or “point.” Those funny dots, lines, and squiggles help writers point the way. “There is a tendency to use … Continue reading →

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Use productive tools to keep your reader focused

Posted on March 19, 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.

  One way to diminish the effect of your message is to load it up with words that are neither useful nor productive. Two ways to kill your message: Write too many words to say something. Write something that does … Continue reading →

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Tips for using a and an before words that start with h or u.

Posted on October 4, 2019 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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Tips for using a and an before words that start with h or u.

Posted on October 4, 2019 by The dutty is "the ground," the foundation, the earth--just like words are part of the foundation on which I build my life.

  This is a small thing, but it makes your writing so much more credible. It’s all in the details! Use a before words that start with the enunciated letter h: History. A history class about famous churches. Hazard. Going … Continue reading →

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My Take on Using Themself as a Gender-neutral Pronoun

Posted on May 7, 2019 by The dutty is "the ground," the foundation, the earth--just like words are part of the foundation on which I build my life.

At least take your phone with you. A person should be careful when walking alone; they could find Continue reading →

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