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I’ve had some reminders that I have this blog. I apologize for the absence, but I’ve been extremely occupied.
One request I had was to address the little dash called a hyphen, and tell about its uses. Although people say Morse Code is a system of dots and dashes, the dashes...
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The little symbol -- , -- in sentences usually means yield or pause. I am referring to the punctuation mark, the comma, when I say "yield" or "pause." About a million rules apply to commas, but there is one basic rule (several points to it, however) that can lead you to learn...
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Many people are confused by the usage of "impact" as a verb vs. a noun. But it seems that about 80 percent of people agree that impact should not be used as a verb, according to the book, "100 words almost everyone confuses & misuses" compiled by the editors of American...
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No, the title to this blog is not a variation on the song, "Tea For Two," or some new musketeers' vow to one another.
But it is a little ditty: Cannot is one word, not two; a and lot are two words, not one.
The word "cannot" dates back to the Old English "ne...
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