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More Everyday Writing Errors: Commonly Confused Words/Terms (3)

January 30, 2012 – 10:39 am This is another in my ongoing series about common errors in everyday English. It's another excerpt from my "list" of words and/or terms that I notice are commonly confused in everyday writing and speaking. Some of these words/terms are used in informal speech as "colloquialisms" but should not be used in ...

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Writing Help Top 10 For 2011

December 29, 2011 – 6:14 pm Thanks to master of the online universe Google, total traffic to my writing help websites actually dropped in 2011. According to my latest stats, the total number of visits to my two primary “writing help” websites this past year was about 4.4 million (3.6 unique visitors), from more than 220 ...

Tags: apa, Letter Writing, mla, writing help

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Do You Find Texting To Be Vexing?

November 29, 2011 – 2:47 pm I recently had a somewhat heated discussion with someone I know about the “appropriateness” of people texting while they are spending time with another person(s). My position was/is that I find it rude and off-putting when I am with a person one-on-one and -- the moment there is the slightest ...

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More Everyday Writing Errors: Commonly Confused Words/Terms (2)

October 31, 2011 – 9:37 pm This is another in my ongoing series about common errors in everyday English. Commonly Confused Words/Terms (No. 2) This is from my "list" of words and/or terms that I notice are commonly confused in everyday writing and speaking. Some of these words/terms are used in informal speech as "colloquialisms" but should not ...

Tags: writing errors, writing help

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Everyday Writing Mistakes: Commonly Confused Words/Terms (1)

September 29, 2011 – 1:53 pm A few years ago, in the newsletter that preceded this blog, I published a series of short articles that clarified numerous words, terms and expressions that are commonly used incorrectly and/or inappropriately in everyday writing and speaking. There are quite a few of these words and terms to cover, so ...

Tags: writing errors, writing help

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Top 5 Writing Help Articles…

August 30, 2011 – 7:30 pm In addition to general writing information and letter templates, my main “writing help” website contains more than 70 articles that I have written about specific aspects of writing and publishing. The following is a list of the five (5) most popular of those articles as accessed by website visitors over ...

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Try To Write (and Say) It Right…

July 31, 2011 – 10:23 pm I’ve never been one to be overly pedantic about English usage. I know that English is a living language that is constantly evolving. Nevertheless, as a person who works with the language each and every day, there are times when I just have to grit my teeth so that ...

Tags: word usage

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Good Application Letters Are Important For Success

June 29, 2011 – 4:53 pm The two types of application letters that I am regularly asked to review and revise for people are application letters for employment and those for college admission. They are very important letters because they are the very first thing that the letter recipient sees, even before they have had a ...

Tags: application letters, Letter Writing

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Writing Proper Minutes For Meetings Is Key…

May 30, 2011 – 4:47 pm I regularly receive requests from readers inquiring whether I have posted any info on the subject of how to write minutes for a meeting. In fact, last month I had five separate requests about this. Until now, I haven’t actually had anything posted online about this; although one of my ...

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How To Write Invitation Letters For Business…

April 28, 2011 – 1:28 pm I get a lot of people coming to my writing help websites looking for info on how to write “invitation letters” or “letters of invitation”. Although some folks are seeking letters for personal invitation situations, the majority are looking for letters of invitation for various business situations. These apply ...

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