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| Page 1 of 6 | Previous | Next | DAILY WRITING TIPS SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 Idioms Referring to Colors of the Rainbow Because of the association of the color red with danger and deficits, most idioms that include the word red — for example, “in the red” (meaning “in debt”) “red tape” (referring to bureaucratic complications), and “seeing red” (being so angry that one’s vision is blurred) — have negative associations. Orange. Yellow. Green. | DAILY WRITING TIPS NOVEMBER 23, 2011 20 Types and Forms of Humor Anecdotal : Named after the word anecdote (which stems from the Greek term meaning “unpublished”); refers to comic personal stories that may be true or partly true but embellished. related type is broad humor, which refers to unrestrained, unsubtle humor often marked by coarse jokes and sexual situations. General | | | | | | | DAILY WRITING TIPS AUGUST 30, 2011 The Many Forms of Plurals Plurals take many (sometimes curious or counterintuitive) forms. Here is an outline of how to form various types of plurals according to the word form or ending: For words ending in: nonsibilant, or voiceless, consonants: add -s ( dogs ). identical singular and plural forms ( deer, spacecraft ). vowels: add -s ( knees ). | DAILY WRITING TIPS JUNE 26, 2012 How Should You Refer to a Cultural Era? However, capitalizing Sixties creates an inconsistency if, in the same document or in other issues of the same publication, other single-word references to decades are correctly treated generically, with no contextual emphasis: “The people who became prominent in this era were born during the forties.” Which version is correct? Summary. | | DAILY WRITING TIPS APRIL 22, 2012 How to Form Plurals of Compound Nouns Many compound nouns present a challenge when it comes to determining how to convert them from singular to plural form. However, similar terms are straightforward: “Secretary-elect” becomes “secretaries-elect,” and the plural form of “heir apparent” is “heirs apparent.”. Original Post: How to Form Plurals of Compound Nouns. | | | | | | | | | -
DAILY WRITING TIPS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012 20 Pairs of One-Word and Two-Word Forms Many common words and phrases are identical except for a strategic letter space — apart and “a part” come to mind — and though knowing which form to use in a sentence is often obvious (as in that example), the difference can be subtle. The latter form is correct in sentences such as “We’re all ready for the party.”. MORE >> -
DAILY WRITING TIPS | MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 2011 How to Punctuate References to Dates and Times Where do the commas go in references to days, months, years, and time of day? The same form is correct for referring to a holiday during a certain year: “I haven’t seen her since Christmas 2005.” Original Post: How to Punctuate References to Dates and Times. and it is expected to last for three hours.”. Punctuation MORE >> -
DAILY WRITING TIPS | MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2012 11 Forms of Word Patronage to Forgo Garner , the dean of American English usage, calls such phrasing “word patronage”; rhetoricians refer to it as metanoia or correctio. Original Post: 11 Forms of Word Patronage to Forgo. Various specimens of a curious class of self-referential expressions often find their way into spoken and written discourse. Bryan A. As It Were. MORE >> -
DAILY WRITING TIPS | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2011 15 Terms for Forms and Types of Governance These and other questions of usage are answered with definitions and connotations of terms referring to forms and philosophies of government listed below: 1. Anarchy : Anarchy is from the Greek word meaning “no rule” and refers to a society without government. Original Post: 15 Terms for Forms and Types of Governance. MORE >> -
DAILY WRITING TIPS | MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2011 3 Types of Essays Are Models for Professional Writing Forms The three types of essay most commonly assigned in school — the narrative essay, the persuasive essay, and the expository essay — conveniently correspond to those writing forms most frequently published online and in print. Your experience with these prose forms is ideal preparation for writing for publication. MORE >>
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