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People Worry Me..
While trying to figure out how to handle the fact that my client overpaid me, I happened to glance at Yahoo! and the top article on the page spelled “would” “wood.” As in “Wood you like…” Seriously? I mean, yes. … Continue reading
More commonly confused words
Dr. Doyle had a post that reminded me it was about time for me to update my list of “commonly” confused words. (Perhaps they’re not all common words, but they are all words I’ve seen misused at least once in … Continue reading
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Tagged being a writer, commonly confused words, Dr. Doyle blog, spelling, word choice, writing
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Spelling and Word Usage Revisited
Part of the fun I’ve been having this week is reading through some client documents. And, while I am not reviewing them for word usage (I kind of wish I were so I could fix these issues), it has once … Continue reading
Posted in General, Resources, Writing
Tagged being a writer, commonly confused words, don't trust spellcheck, reread your work, spelling, typos, word choice, writing
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Some more commonly confused words
In honor of the fact that Yahoo! keeps using duel when they mean dual, I thought I’d list off a few more words I see that can or are confused with one another: -ball vs. bawl -won vs. one -cannon vs. … Continue reading
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Tagged being a writer, MZB website, patricia c. wrede blog, Purdue OWL website, spelling, word choice, writing
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If you want to write – read!
I’ve said it before, but it’s time to say it again. If you want to be a writer, you need to read. You need to read a lot. And, once you know what type of writing you want to do, you … Continue reading
Know Your Words
It’s time for another post on how spellcheck does not always work. Especially when you use a word that looks right but means something else. SlushPile Hell put up a good example on August 27th. Sadly, it took me looking at … Continue reading
I learned a word I misuse yesterday!
So, it turns out I’ve never really thought about it, but I would have (prior to yesterday) misused pour/pore if I were even given the chance. I always thought of the word “pore” as relating to skin pores. (As in, “she has small … Continue reading
A kitchen sink post…
My backbrain is currently percolating a post on picking your betas, but it’s not quite ready to go. So, in the meantime, I figured I’d do a post of randomness that alone wouldn’t warrant much of a post, but together … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, General Musings, Life, Writing
Tagged being a writer, grammar, Hayibo, patricia c. wrede blog, revising, second draft, spelling, writing, you don't know what you don't know
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Why it’s important to learn how to spell
I was lurking a writers’ forum yesterday and saw someone comment that it’s not important for a writer to learn how to spell, because spellcheck will find any spelling errors. WRONG. Sure, spellcheck is great for finding every instance of “hte” … Continue reading
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Tagged being a writer, spelling, word choice, writing, you don't know what you don't know
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