Posts Tagged ‘ grammar ’

An Ode to Contractions, the Key to Your Voice

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May 14, 2010
An Ode to Contractions, the Key to Your Voice

Way back in school, you were probably taught that contractions had no place in your essays and reports. School was to be for formal writing. You put two spaces after every period, you compiled a perfect bibliography, and so as not to sound like a kid you banished the contraction to the lowly realm...
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On Editing: Style

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July 13, 2008

And by "style" I mean language style, not fashion. Specifically, there are two aspects of style I'd like to discuss. The first is technical style. Actually, no. I don't want to discuss this now. But I'll sum up so you have an idea of what I mean, and then I'll shelve it until I want...
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