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April 10, 2008
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These terms are redundant. And they're also redundant.
adequate enough (adequate)
filled to capacity (filled)
all throughout (throughout)
green in color (green)
August 5, 2007
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Christopher shares a report from his church's VBS. In it, he shares some observations: Now admittedly, this year's theme wasn't my favorite but I tried to put that aside and think about the things going on in our church. Eventually...
March 8, 2007
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I'm sure urbis means something fancy in Latin, but it sounds like I just belched the revolt of lunch's meatball sub over myself. This is my eloquent way of inviting you to join the writer's network known as Urbis. If...
August 14, 2006
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I subscribe to guru.com, a freelance source. I've thrown my line in the water maybe five times in the year I've been receiving news of their solicitations, and have never caught what I'm fishing for. Just as well, things are...
July 8, 2006
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From Dictionary.com: May expresses likelihood while might expresses a stronger sense of doubt or a contrary-to-fact hypothetical. The difference in degree between "You may be right" and "You might be right" is slight but not insignificant: if I say you...
October 27, 2005
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Just did a little editing for an announcement. There is a world of meaning separating... "Be a part of this great experience..." and "Be apart of this great experience..." Be clear on which one you're trying to convey....
July 22, 2005
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In my inbox, a very specialized bit of insight:When refering to Woman's Missionary Union, NEVER use the word "The" prior to the reference. Thus: "The Woman's Missionary Union" should be "Woman's Missionary Union" "The WMU" should be "WMU." Why? I...
May 31, 2005
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If you read me regularly at all, you know I'm an advocate for birthing new words out of necessity or even convenience. Merriam-Webster, who I like to imagine as the Odd Couple of the Dictionary Business (but only because it's...
May 25, 2005
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Adapted, from my inbox: These two words often are used to mean the same thing, but they do not. Anxious: Full of mental distress because of apprehension of danger or misfortune [in effect, seeking to avoid] (We were anxious about...
May 9, 2005
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Okay, just learned something new. I'm doing some editng, and thought my writer had mistyped the subject's name. The writer wrote, "...stevedores and cargo men began unloading ships." About the third instance of this caused me to look it up....
May 3, 2005
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Interesting. The dictionary lists both y'all and ya'll as acceptable forms of the you plural. However, it lists y'all as a secondary for ya'll, but not ya'll for y'all. This tells me that while both y'all and ya'll are correct,...
April 29, 2005
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From my Inbox:40 PROBLEM WORDS AND PHRASES And also - This is often redundant. And/or - Outside of the legal world, most of the time this construction is used, it is neither necessary nor logical. Try using one word or...
April 27, 2005
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In writing, do not use 12 p.m. or 12 a.m. or 12 noon or 12 midnight. Use noon or midnight to refer to these times. And, when you use the appreviation p.m. or a.m., always use the periods: p.m.; a.m....
April 25, 2005
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Editorially speaking, that is. From the inbox: A trademark includes any word, phrase, symbol, design, sound, smell, color, product configuration, group of letters or numbers that is used by a person or company to identify and distinguish its products or...
April 20, 2005
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I thought I have posted this quiz from the English grammar book Eats, Shoots and Leaves before, but could find no record of it in my archives, so here again is the link. It tests you on the comma and...
March 31, 2005
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Pause for the primer on using the comma....
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With a new boss1, we've been receiving some daily editing tips. I'll pass them along to assist you in your own writing. "over" vs. "more than" - from the Internet Some people claim that “over” cannot be used to signify...