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The Right Pronoun
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Do You Converse or Conversate?
This question has popped up in my email and phone conversations with folks from their Covid-19 shelters. So, I decided to address when to use each word. First things first. Definitions: Converse (v.) to engage in conversation. Standard English used … Continue reading
Tips for using a and an before words that start with h or u.
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
My Take on Using Themself as a Gender-neutral Pronoun
At least take your phone with you. A person should be careful when walking alone; they could find Continue reading
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Using quotation marks in your document? Keep commas and periods inside
In American English, place commas and periods inside the closing quotation mark (unlike British English). This practice came from a time when type was set by hand. The delicate period and comma outside of quotation marks at the end of … Continue reading
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