I know technically that it is not improper to start a sentence with a conjunction, but every time I see it done it drives me bonkers.
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Language Matters in Life and Business: Hyperventilating About Hyphens
Rampant incorrect use of hyphens is contributing in its small way to the dulling of English-language literacy.
Read More »Language Matters in Life and Business: Redundancy
The worst thing about redundancies is they aren't effective in the way people seem to think they are. "Last and final" isn't a stronger call to action than just "last" or just "final." Either one is sufficient.
Read More »Language Matters in Life and Business: Getting It Right This Holiday Season
Ad agencies have copy editors who make sure the verbiage in their messages is correct. But when businesses do their own marketing, correct English and even correct spelling often go out the window.
Read More »Book Review: ‘How to Write a Memoir in 30 Days’ by Roberta Temes
This clear and easy guide will allow anyone to write their memoir step-by-step in just 30 days.
Read More »Moral Language and its Grammar: An Exercise in Wittgensteinian Logic
What we’re going through right now, both in America and throughout the West, isn’t just any economic or political crisis but a moral crisis first and foremost. Get with it and act accordingly!
Read More »Manuscript Submissions: Surviving the Slushpile
Making your manuscript submission ready or how not to be instantly rejected in three easy steps.
Read More »Let’s Stop “Passing” and Start Dying Again
Pass the hat. Pass the ammunition. But whatever you do, don't just "pass."
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