Tag Archives: punctuation

Get it Write!

Posted on April 21, 2022 by mitchteemley

In the beginning…          “The greater part of the world’s troubles are due to questions of grammar.”       ~Michel de Montaigne I object, a baby should never be subject to this! (Get it?) “Never use abstract nouns … Continue reading →

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Get it Write!

Posted on October 26, 2017 by mitchteemley

(And a kitten dies every time someone uses “there” for “their.”)      “My spelling is Wobbly. It’s good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places.” ~A.A. Milne “A synonym is a word you use … Continue reading →

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Get it Write!

Posted on June 9, 2017 by mitchteemley

In the beginning…I object, a baby should never be subject to this! (Well, no wonder, with what they subjected him to as a baby!) Apostrophes are a sign of ownership. I tell ya, the chicks dig it. Classic hieroglyphic faux pas ⇑ Modern hieroglyphics ⇓ Writers: … Continue reading →

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