You become a writer by writing. This may sound simple, even silly, but it’s true. As the classic joke goes, “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” Answer: “Practice, practice, practice.” You also become a writer by practice, by writing and writing, over and over again. As with mastering any art or skill, mastering writing …
The use of commas in compounds, the third in the 3 Fundamental Comma Rules guide, appears as number 13 on the list of “The Top Twenty,” discussed in the previous post. This list of twenty most common errors made by college-age students, also reflects common errors made by writers of any age. In fact, the …
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The punctuation rule we’ll discuss in this post is the use of a comma after an introductory element in a sentence. This is the second of the 3 Fundamental Comma Rules in my free guide. (It is also the second most common error in a list of Top Twenty mistakes in writing, which we’ll look …
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To comma or not to comma? What do you do when using a comma in a series? Do you write red, white, and blue or red, white and blue? The use of comma in a series or list of three or more items joined by a coordinating conjunction (and, or, nor) is hotly debated. Who …