Writing Style

Grammar Pet Peeves

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Although most likely better remembered for Snookie and Kanye's Tweets, 2010 also had its fair share of momentous grammar events. From misused to apost...

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Mark Twain's Discourse: A Timeless Writing Course

Patricia Benesh | Posted 05.25.2011

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With the current excitement about the first volume of Mark Twain's autobiography to be published in November, I re-visited some pages of his quotes about writing I'd collected through the years.

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Grammar Pet Peeves

The Wall Street Journal | ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH | Posted 05.25.2011

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I am not at all sure--convinced, certain, persuaded--that creative-writing courses are a good idea unless they prevent people from writing sentences l...

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Stuck In A Moment

The Guardian | Posted 05.25.2011

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Not that it's anything new, or groundbreaking, or revolutionary -- we can all cite lists of authors from the past who chose to express themselves in t...

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Chicago Manual Of Style Guide Changes Grammar Rules

Glendale News Press | June Casagrande | Posted 05.25.2011

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But every once in a while, the people overseeing what you read change the rules, as the "Chicago Manual of Style" did recently when it released its 16...

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