While proofreading the other day, I came across something interesting and decided it would make a good blog post. I can’t share the actual sentence due to privacy issues, but I’ll modify it to fit the basic structure. It went something like this. Each cow, chicken, and pig is kept in the barn. When I […]
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Wanna learn a new word today? How about palimpsest? According to Merriam-Webster, palimpsest (a noun) is writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased; something having usually diverse layers or aspects apparent beneath the surface. Over the weekend, I came across this word while
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Wanna learn a new word today? How about conflate? According to Merriam-Webster, conflate (a verb) means to bring together; fuse; combine into a composite whole.
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Wanna learn a new word today? How about prosaic? According to Merriam-Webster, prosaic (an adjective) is a characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry; factual; dull; unimaginative; everyday; ordinary.
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Hey there! Today I want to talk about how to correctly punctuate “etc.” Let’s get started! The biggest offense I see with “etc.” punctuation is forgetting that there needs to be both a period and a comma. It will look like this. Bedding, linens, etc., can be found in the closet. Here are some additional
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Wanna learn a new word today? How about prescience? According to Merriam-Webster, prescience is a noun that means foreknowledge of events; divine omniscience; human anticipation of the course of events.
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Today’s blog is super easy. When deciding which verb to use in a sentence, you should ignore nouns in parentheses. This is because the information within the parentheses is considered extra information. Here are some examples. Shawnee (and her cousins) has everything under control. The villain (and her cohorts) is carefully written in the story.
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Wanna learn a new word today? How about sojourn? According to Merriam-Webster, sojourn means a temporary stay when it is used as a noun. When used as a verb, sojourn means to stay as a temporary resident.
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I’m really into music, so I read a lot of articles about bands. Something I come across often is the discrepancy with referring to a band as a singular or plural entity. So today’s blog is going to dive into that topic. The answer is pretty simple. According to American English rules, when you’re referring
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Wanna learn a new word today? How about anathema? According to Merriam-Webster, anathema means someone or something intensely disliked or loathed; one that is cursed by ecclesiastical authority. It refers to a ban or curse solemnly pronounced by ecclesiastical authority and accompanied by excommunication; the denunciation of something as accursed; a vigorous denunciation.
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