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September 13

Uncaped Crusaders

I will not go down to posterity talking bad grammar. – Benjamin Disraeli (For those of you who aren’t familiar with Mr. Disraeli, he was being facetious.) Just about everything we do is learned by watching someone else. If you take a newborn baby and plop it in a crib with a food source and [...]

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August 09

Mean Exactly What You Say

I was ill last weekend and spent an inordinate amount of time watching television. There was a commercial that seemed to air at least twice an hour, and that commercial did nothing to make me feel any better. The actor in the commercial was cooking rapini, and he said, “It smells spectacular!” How can something [...]

communication, misused words, precise writing style, standing out, vocabulary, write what you mean

April 05

Bloopers

Your mind should be starting to spin ’round about now; students are getting to the beginning of the end, and the reality of culminating activities and final exams is looming. This weekend, my son was prattling on about Martin Luther nailing 95 theologians to the door – he really likes that one – while I [...]

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March 01

Awesome Vocabulary

When my children were small, I didn’t think I’d ever use a multi-syllabic word again. All those years of education were a complete waste of time, effort and money, I thought. When my infant son was given a toy tiger, I named it “Robespierre” because I figured it would be the only time I’d ever [...]

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February 22

Transitional Words and Phrases

For those of you who are not enthralled by the nuances of the English language, linking sentences must be a real drag. Actually, I know you find it a real drag because I’ve been told so time after time. Your teachers/professors must also know it because they hand you photocopied lists of transitional words. Transitional [...]

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November 30

Do You Really Mean That?

This is a great website: Tips For Formal Writing. Dr. James A. Bednar has compiled this thorough list of things which will weaken your writing style, and possibly annoy your reader to the point where they are distracted. Rather than re-invent the wheel, I’ll just quote my favourite part of the website: Write what you [...]

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