Recent Comments
Category Archives: Uncategorized
Try Forums for a Fruitful Search
Contact me for help in putting your bestword forward. dmariemarks@gmail.com
Posted in Opinion, Uncategorized
Leave a comment
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
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
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
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Which Verb is it? Bear or Bare
The verb to bear is sometimes confused with to bare. Here is a quick tip on the difference. The verb bear has a variety of meanings: to hold, to support, to exhibit, to carry oneself in a specific way, to endure, to give birth to, bear down, bear … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
